One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.
A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.