“Live as you like best, and your character will take care of itself. Most things are good for you; the exceptions are very rare.”
“Don't be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.”
“The best way to guard your heart was to trust a good man to take care of it for you.”
“If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.”
“Speak well of the law. Take care of your chest and voice, my good friend, and leave the law to take care of itself. I give you that advice”
“It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.”