"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny."
"Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well."
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
"To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man."
"youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope."
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."