Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.
Everything in this world depends upon will.
I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.
You must originate, and you must sympathize; yon must possess, at the same time, the habit of communicating and the habit of listening. The union is rather rare, but irresistible.
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.