Virtue hath no virtue if it be not impugned; then appeareth how great it is, of what value and power it is, when by patience it approveth what it works.
It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.
Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.
Lay hold of today's task, and you will not depend so much upon tomorrow's.
What a vile and abject thing is man if he do not raise himself above humanity.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.