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.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

It's a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.

We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.

Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, never to trust prosperity, and always to take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases, treating her as if she were actually going to do everything it is in her power to do. Whatever you have been expecting for some time comes as less of a shock.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

It is well to be born either a king or a fool.