• "How little praise warms out of a man the good that is in him, as the sneer of contempt which he feels is unjust, chills the ardor to excel." Edward G Bulwer-Lytton
• "There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes." Edward G Bulwer-Lytton
• "Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best." Edward G Bulwer-Lytton
• "Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them." Aristotle
• "The energy of the mind is the essence of life." Aristotle
• "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle
• "I confess I have the same fears for our South American brethren; the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. They are the result of habit and long training, and for these they will require time and probably much suffering." Thomas Jefferson