"In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!"

"There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures."

"If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves."

"The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways."

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

"It is a steadfast truth that to speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Patience is a virtue because every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up."