"There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking."

"There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience."

"Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property."

"It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men."

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

"Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."