"Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less."

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows."

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."

"If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase."

"INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government."

"Step with care and great tact And remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act Just never forget to be dexterous and deft And never mix up your right foot with your left."

"The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose."

"The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once."

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return the better to thinking."