"We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them."

"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere."

"We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity."

"Few are agreeable in conversation, because each thinks more of what he intends to say than of what others are saying, and listens no more when he himself has a chance to speak."

"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves."

"Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty."

"Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability."

"The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability."

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."

"The less their ability, the more their conceit."

"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."

"Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity."