The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
Praise thyself never.
Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.