The greatest rewards come from working the hardest and not giving up.

败坏德行的行为有许多，而酗酒必定败德；伤害生命的行为也有许多，而好色必定伤生。

Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

When in doubt, use brute force.

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."

People can be divided into these types: strangers, acquaintances, familiar people, friends, and close friends. True friendship isn't about compliments to your face, but whether you're mentioned when they talk about friends behind your back.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does—that's what makes you a winner.