Many men would have arrived at wisdom had they not believed themselves to have arrived there already.

True joy is a serene and sober motion; and they are miserably out so that take laughing for rejoicing; the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.

Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.

A favor is to a grateful man delightful always; to an ungrateful man only once.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.

The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back.

No man is born wise; but wisdom and virtue require a tutor; though we can easily learn to be vicious without a master.