A little less complaint and whining and a little more dogged work and manly striving would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.
What sweetness is left in life if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough...
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere...