Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the corinthian capital of polished society.

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.

One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

Whatever happened to “In victory, magnanimity; in defeat, defiance.” So said Frederick the Great.

this wasted time i have found by constant experience to be as indispensable as sleep

I was walking through the woods, thinking about christ. If he was a carpenter, I wondered what he charged for bookshelves.

I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people around the world.