The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a living tomb.

Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity.

What view is one likely to take of the state of a person's mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?

To give and to lose is nothing; but to lose and to give still is the part of a great mind.

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.