In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is read more

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

We are all creatures of our ancestry! There is no right and wrong, objectively.

We are all creatures of our ancestry! There is no right and wrong, objectively.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared read more

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
desired are not to be compared with it.