Before Beginning, Plan Carefully.

The Intellect Engages Us In The Pursuit Of Truth. The Passions Impel Us To Action.

When Confronted By A Hungry Wolf, It Is Unwise To Goad The Beast, As Cato Would Have Us Do. But It Is Equally Unwise To Imagine The Snarling Animal A Friend And Offer Your Hand, As Pompey Does." "perhaps You Would Have Us Climb A Tree!

What Is There That Is Illustrious That Is Not Also Attended By Labor?

Whatever Is Done Without Ostentation, And Without The People Being Witnesses Of It, Is, In My Opinion, Most Praiseworthy: Not That The Public Eye Should Be Entirely Avoided, For Good Actions Desire To Be Placed In The Light; But Notwithstanding This, The Greatest Theater For Virtue Is Conscience.

Summer Lasts Not For Ever; Seasons Succeed Each Other.