Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

No wind blows in favor of a ship without direction.

Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have.

It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.

To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.

Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.

It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.