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Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
[ Listening ]
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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
[ Perfection ]
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Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
[ Difficulties ]
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Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.
[ Difficulties ]
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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
[ Pleasure ]
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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
[ Achievement ]
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