It must be terrible to have to live among people and not like human nature.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.

When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

The wise man seeks little joys, knowing that life is long and that his quota of great joys is distinctly limited.

Always remember that there is a law of compensation which operates just as infallibly as gravitation, and that victory goes at last where it ought to, and that this is just as true of individuals as of nations.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.