Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.