"He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young."

"An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person."

"Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another."

"What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities."

"Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter."

"How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue! Who would not be that youth? What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country!"

"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."

"There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?"

"Underpromise; overdeliver."

"We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective."

"Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable."

"Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life."