If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.
It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.
The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.
Add each day something to fortify you against poverty and death.
What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.