Seize today and put as little trust as you can in tomorrow.

Whatever your advice make it brief.

I teach that all men are mad.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.