Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.
We cannot destroy kindred: Our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break.
Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.