Every man is of importance to himself. |
Exercise is labor without weariness. |
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. |
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy. |
He that teaches us anything which we knew not before is undoubtedly to be reverenced as a master. |
Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance. |
To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship. |
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public. |
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. |
Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other. |