The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.
Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.
Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.