The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor.
Edwin Hubbel ChapinThose old ages are like the landscape that shows best in purple distance, all verdant and smooth, and bathed in mellow light.
Edwin Hubbel ChapinHumility is not a weak and timid quality; it must be carefully distinguished from a groveling spirit.
Edwin Hubbel ChapinThe more we sympathize with excellence, the more we go out of self, the more we love, the broader and deeper is our personality.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin