“Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.”

“The best of seers is he who guesses well.”

“Silence is true wisdom's best reply.”

“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.”

“Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.”

“Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.”

“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.”

“There is just one life for each of us: our own.”

“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.”