We do not imitate, but are a model to others.

As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come.

Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them. It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.