A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

Every guilty person is his own hangman.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed

It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.

We are sure to get the better of fortune if we do but grapple with her.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.

Our minds must relax: they will rise better and keener after rest. Just as you must not force fertile farmland, as uninterrupted productivity will soon exhaust it, so constant effort will sap our mental vigour, while a short period of rest and relaxation will restore our powers. Unremitting effort leads to a kind of mental dullness and lethargy.