If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly read more

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Kahlil Gibran.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the read more

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.

What was once thought can never be unthought.

What was once thought can never be unthought.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Often a noble face hides filthy ways.

Often a noble face hides filthy ways.