Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the...

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never...

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation,...

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest;...

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest;...

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Though you drive Nature out with a pitchfork, she will still find her way back.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Think to yourself that every day is your last

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow...

Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow...

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't...

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't...