“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”

“If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.”

“Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.”

“Excellence is an ArtWon by Training and Habit.We do not act rightlyBecause we have Virtue and Excellence,But rather, we have Virtue and ExcellenceBecause we act rightly.”

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.”

“We become brave by doing brave acts.”

“[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.”