Small communities grow great through harmony great ones fall to pieces through discord.
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore envy my toils my honesty and the methods by which I gained it.
Ambition drove many men to become false to have one thought locked in the breast another ready on the tongue.
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.