“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”

“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.”

“It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”

“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

“Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.”

“To be approved of God alone should be one's aim.”