The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
Sir William Temple
Our present time is indeed a criticizing and critical time, hovering between the wish, and the inability to believe. Our complaints are like arrows shot up into the air at no target: and with no purpose they only fall back upon our own heads and destroy ourselves.
Sir William Temple
Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.
Sir William Temple
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.
Sir William Temple
Friendship Quotes
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.