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- Whatever you are, be a good one.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
- There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.
- Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)
- Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit. Hands off!
- Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
- Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.
- H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)
- When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
- Quintilian
- Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.
- Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
- There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.
- Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845)
- In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
- Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
- Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
- The Talmud
- If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
- Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
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