Character Is Long-standing Habit.

He Shall Fare Well Who Confronts Circumstances Aright.

The Belly Has No Ears.

It Is Wise To Be Silent When Occasion Requires, And Better Than To Speak, Though Never So Well.

Good Fortune Will Elevate Even Petty Minds, And Give Them The Appearance Of A Certain Greatness And Stateliness, As From Their High Place They Look Down Upon The World; But The Truly Noble And Resolved Spirit Raises Itself, And Becomes More Conspicuous In Times Of Disaster And Ill Fortune.

Real Excellence, Indeed, Is Most Recognized When Most Openly Looked Into.