The way to wickedness is always through wickedness.

There is nothing which persevering effort and unceasing and diligent care cannot accomplish.

Speech is the index of the mind.

Nobody will keep the thing he hears to himself, and nobody will repeat just what he hears and no more.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.