A man who always talks for fame never can be pleasing. The man who talks to unburthen his mind is the man to delight you.
Men are like stone jugs - you may lug them where you like by the ears.
The first step to greatness is to be honest.
The gloomy and the resentful are always found among those who have nothing to do or who do nothing.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it.
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Those that walk with vigor, three hours a day, will pass in seven years a space equal to the circumference of the globe.