O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.
A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
No bad man can be a good poet.
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Good and bad men are less than they seem.
Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
I will praise any man that will praise me.
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.