“Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable. ”

“... when a poor man's wronged, he becomes a very difficult customer. To start with, he gets a lot of sympathy: and then he takes his bad treatment not just as an injury, but as a personal insult.”

“Wer davonläuft kann später kämpfen.”

“He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.”

“Няма нищо по-силно от думите.”

“Mereka yang tekun bekerja, tidak pernah kecewa, sebab semua tercapai dengan kegigihan dan kerja keras.”

“The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.”