Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.

Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing.

A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it.

It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.

Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness.