Freedom can't be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.

Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.

Fortune dreads the brave, and is only terrible to the coward.

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.

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

If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.