1. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
2. “To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.”
3. “Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”
4. “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindles.”
5. “The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.”
6. “Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.”
7. “A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.”
8. “Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.”
9. “Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.”
10. “Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.”
11. “Don’t speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.”
12. “Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.”
13. “Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”
14. “Neither blame or praise yourself.”
15. “The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.”
16. “Philosophy is an act of living.”
17. “Character is long-standing habit.”
18. “To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.”
19.”Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.”
20. “For a wise man everyday is a festival.”
21. “The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.”
22. “Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.”
23. “It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.”
24. “In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.”
25. “Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage .”
26. “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.”
27. “It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.”
28. “Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.”
29. “Time is the wisest of all counselors.”
30. “I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”
