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Of present fame think little, and of future less the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console.
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.
Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.