If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. – Thomas J. Watson

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife youll be happy if not, youll become a philosopher. – Socrates