“The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed; the thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, whose charms were broken if revealed.”

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”

“Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”