If a man does his best, what else is there?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Be — don't try to become

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.