"Rules of society are nothing; one's conscience is the umpire" -Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond
"There is nothing so strong as gentleness, and nothing so gentle as strength." -Leo Muir
"On action alone be thy interest, Never on its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be thy motive, Nor be thy attachment to inaction." -Bhagavad Gita
"Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace." -Judith Martin
"Laws control the lesser person. Right conduct controls the greater one" -Chinese proverb
"Success has always been easy to measure. It's the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement. " -Michael Korda
"Truth sits upon the lips of dying men." -Matthew Arnold
"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep." -Fran Lebowitz
"Use what talent you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." -Henry Van Dyke
"Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record each and everyday, and you are a success. " -William Boetcker