"He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at."

"If you wish to be good, know that you are bad."

"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."

"Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself."

"Remember that you are an actor in a play, and the play is just as the author wishes it to be. If he wants it to be short, it is short; if long, it is long. If he wants you to play a beggar, play him c…"