Work hard for a day, and you will sleep well that night; work hard for a lifetime, and you will rest in peace forever.
Your flattery is sufficient to reveal your emptiness and weaknesses to those who truly know you. — Shakespeare
Progress is the goal; ideal is the standard.
If the great lords of this world could all summon thunder and lightning, the gods in heaven would never find peace, for every petty official would try to show off his prestige, filling the sky with thunder. — Shakespeare
If I waste time, time will waste me. — Shakespeare
Where there is virtue, there is courage; an upright person is never timid. — Shakespeare
In arguments, justice and truth do not always receive fair judgment; conscienceless people will hire other conscienceless scoundrels to serve as opposing witnesses. — Shakespeare
Before obtaining power, it is a request; after obtaining it, it becomes a command.
If you have made your mental preparation, all preparations are complete. — Shakespeare
Those who abandon time will be abandoned by time.
There is a kind of person in the world who wears a mask of serenity on their faces, deliberately displaying their calmness so that people will praise them as profoundly wise and deep in thought. Their demeanor seems to say, 'My words are celestial decrees; if I open my lips, not even a dog should bark!' I see through such people; they have merely won the reputation of wisdom by remaining silent. However, I can state with certainty that if they were to speak, everyone who heard them would call them fools. — Shakespeare
The ambition of love causes immense suffering. — Shakespeare
Books are the nourishment of the whole world. Life without books is like the earth without sunlight; wisdom without books is like birds without wings.
Some people never stop flattering you, but none of them are friends you can rely on in times of hardship.
When people are favored by fate, there is no discernible difference between the brave and the cowardly, the strong and the weak, the wise and the foolish, the noble and the base. However, once luck abandons them and they begin to navigate the turbulent waves of life, it is as if a powerful fan spreads them apart: the weak and useless are blown away, while those with perseverance and integrity stand firm and unmoved. — Shakespeare
