"Drive thy business or it will drive thee."

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."

"Read much, but not too many books."

"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason."

"If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few."

"Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning."

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

"Diligence is the mother of good luck."

"Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75."

"A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines."

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."

"Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them."

"He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals."

"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."

"Work as if you were to live a thousand years, play as if you were to die tomorrow."