The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.
That loss is most discreditable which is caused by negligence.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other.
The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.
Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor
Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.
Necessity is stronger than duty.
Fortune's not content with knocking a man down; she sends him spinning head over heels, crash upon crash.
What you think is the summit is only a step up
No one loves his country for its size or eminence, but because it's his own.
Real improvement is of slow growth only.
We are members of one great body. Nature planted in us a mutual love, and fitted us for a social life. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of those crimes of which they cannot be convicted.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones at hand do more toward a happy life than whole volumes that we know not where to find.
He who does not want to die should not want to live. For life is tendered to us with the proviso of death. Life is the way to this destination.
A great mind becomes a great fortune.
Refuse to let the thought of death bother you: nothing is grim when we have escaped that fear.
The mind makes the nobleman, and uplifts the lowly to high degree.
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.
Be harsh with yourself at times.
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