"The good things of prosperity are to be wished but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

"No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely for science is but one."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend."

"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."

"Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never."