“The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither their good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver
“Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness
“Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground
“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!