The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.
Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy.
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.