“Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.”

Where one door shuts another opens.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the future.

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

Maybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.

Delay always breeds danger.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Wit and humor belong to genius alone.

Since we have a good loaf, let us not look for cheesecakes.

For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand.

Everything disturbs an absent lover.

Riches are of little avail in many of the calamities to which mankind are liable.

Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.

The weight of honesty lies heavy in sweaty palms, preparing to speak the truth to a world that is not ready to hear it. – not everyone can handle your honesty.

Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

The storms are coming and you need to be prepared.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.