"Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him."

"We aim above the mark to hit the mark."

"What a searching preacher of self-command is the varying phenomenon of health."

"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."

"Insist on yourself; never imitate... Every great man is unique."

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

"In the depths of my heart I can't help being convniced that my dear fellow men, with few exceptions, are worthless."

"He waited for the mask to drop off, but at the same time he did not question her right to wear it."

"Good luck beats early rising."

"One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist."

"There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go."

"It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final."