"It's not foresight or hindsight we need. We need sight, plain and simple. We need to see what is right in front of us."

"Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone."

"Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention."

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself."