Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation.
要選擇行動的一生，兒不是炫耀的一生。

If you have a great talents, industy will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industy will supply their deficiency.
如有你很有天賦，勤勉會使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉會補足其缺陷。

It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them
為原則而斗爭比實踐該原則要容易。