“He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.”
“A few books well chosen, and well made use of will be more profitable than a great confused Alexandrian library.”
“Be the business never so painful you may have done it for money”
“Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.”
“It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.”
“Serving one's own passions is the greatest slavery.”