Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely read more

Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.

Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that read more

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater
pleasures.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.

Just remember, when you should grab something, grab it; when you should let go, let go.

Just remember, when you should grab something, grab it; when you should let go, let go.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is
stronger than any physical force in read more

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is
stronger than any physical force in the universe.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.