Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.