It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks behind it.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Be harsh with yourself at times.
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
Life is never incomplete if it is an honorable one. At whatever point you leave life, if you leave it in the right way, it is whole.
Ponder for a long time whether you shall admit a given person to your friendship; but when you have decided to admit him, welcome him with all your heart and soul. Speak as boldly with him as with yourself.