“Great hopes make great men.”

“... One that would have the fruit must climb the tree... Great hopes make great men... Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship... All things are difficult before they are easy.... ”

“A few books well chosen, and well made use of will be more profitable than a great confused Alexandrian library.”

“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”

“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.”

“It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.”

“Serving one's own passions is the greatest slavery.”