Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are
the gift of fortune, while character comes read more

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are
the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

Virtue is the only true nobility.

Virtue is the only true nobility.

Nothing recedes like success.

Nothing recedes like success.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live
twice.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live
twice.

Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.

Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to read more

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.

Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.