For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings; there’s too much corruption in the world

Adventure is worthwhile.

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.

Any polis which is truly so called, and is not merely one in name, must devote itself to the end of encouraging goodness. Otherwise, political association sinks into a mere alliance.

95% of everything you do is the result of habit.