"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man."

"Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt."

"Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion."

"True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I started getting these attacks in 2009, just as my music career was taking off. I'd be doing photo-shoots and started to feel like I was having heart attacks. Increasingly I found it difficult to step outside my flat. Things started to get better after I saw a therapist, who told me I needed to make peace with my panic attacks."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"Rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."