"Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee."

"A wise man is he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

"What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows."

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."

"Think what you do when you run into debt; you give another power over your liberty."

"A sweet thing, for whatever time,to revisit in dreams the dear dad we have lost."

"Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary."

"A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week."

"The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future -- are, more often than not, unconsidered."

"If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging."