Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
Hope is the dream of a waking man.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.