"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

"Only the educated are free."

"If you want to be a man of leisure, do not be a man of business. For if you are a man of business, you must be a man of trouble."

"If a man has a bad character, he is bad for himself; if he has a good character, he is good for himself."

"If a man has a bad smell, he may be asked, 'To what does this belong?' To a man. 'Yes, but to a bad man.' To a bad man? 'Yes, for he is a beast.'"