The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.Francis Bacon
This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.Francis Bacon
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.Francis Bacon
Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!Fyodor Dostoevsky
It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.Fyodor Dostoevsky
