Circumstances do not make the man; they merely reveal him to himself.

Everything has two handles, by one of which it ought to be carried and by the other not.

Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.

An uneducated person accuses others when he is doing badly; a partly educated person accuses himself; an educated person accuses neither someone else nor himself.

We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

God has entrusted me with myself.

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

Silence is safer than speech.