Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.

Never to wrong others takes one a long way towards peace of mind.

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

Courage leads to heaven; fear leads to death.

...the geometrician teaches me how to work out the size of my estates rather than how to work out how much a man needs in order to have enough....You geometers can calculate the area of circles, can reduce any given shape to a square, can state the distances separating starts. Nothing's outside your scope when it comes to measurement. Well, if you're such an expert, measure a man's soul; tell me how large or how small that is. You can define a straight line; what use is that to you if you've no idea what straightness means in life?

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

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