1916  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

1979  Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

1506  The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

1579  The greater danger for most men lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.

1419  We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.