"He who is in a hurry to do a thing, though he may do it well, yet he does it not well, for he has not given himself time to do it well."

"The duration of a man's life is but a point; the substance of it ever flowing, the sense obscure, the course of the body headlong, the soul fickle, fortune uncertain, and fame doubtful."

"Do not waste the remainder of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some common good. For to speculate about what your neighbor is doing, and why, and what he is saying,…"

"If you are able, correct by teaching; if not, by tolerating."

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."