"To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported."

"If a man is unhappy, this must be due to his own fault, that he has forgotten that all things are in his own power."

"Those proficient praise no one, blame no one, and accuse no one. They say nothing concerning their self as being anybody or knowing anything."

"If you would not be a man of many words, be a man of many deeds."

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it."