“No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.”

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Wit is the flower of the imagination.

Those ills are easiest to bear with which we are most familiar.

Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.

Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.

Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.

Temerity is not always successful.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.

No law is sufficiently convenient to all.

Greater is our terror of the unknown.

There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.

In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.

Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

If you don’t seek perfection, you can never reach excellence.

If your attitude toward the world is good, you will obtain good results. If your attitude is excellent, excellent will your results.

Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do

Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.

Excellence in anything increases your potential in everything.