Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

Talent does things tolerably well; genius does then intolerably better

I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life's luggage.

A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.

No great spiritual event befalls those who do not summon it.