When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Study the past, if you would define the future.

I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.

I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

“I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.