
"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Ignorance of the law excuses no man Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him." -John Selden

"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?" -Adam Smith

"Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others." -Sir Thomas Browne

"To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind." -Theophile Gautier

"The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old." -Rosalyn S. Yalow

"The secret of happiness is something to do." -John Burroughs

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." -Bill Gates

"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." -Sun-tzu

"To live is like love, all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it." -Samuel Butler