"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

"No man is free who is not master of himself."

"What you shun enduring yourself, attempt not to impose on others. You shun slavery- beware enslaving others! If you can endure to do that, one would think you had been once upon a time a slave yoursel…"

"Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice – now.…"

"Every man's life is a warfare, and that long and various."