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Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious, Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.

So well she acted all and every part By turns--with that vivacious versatility, Which many people take for want of heart. They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility, A thing of temperament and not of art, Though seeming so, from its supposed facility; And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.

With more capacity for love than earth Bestows on most of mortal mould and birth, His early dreams of good out-stripp'd the truth, And troubled manhood follow'd baffled youth.

Genteel in personage, Conduct, and equipage; Noble by heritage, Generous and free.

We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.

Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.

Only the mediocre are always at their best!

Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia.

There are four types of people: Smart and lazy, Smart and full of energy, Stupid and lazy, Stupid and full of energy

Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man that you can paint the air.

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

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these help instead of hinder, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and ;Independence.