There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.

The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscape.

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.

The wisdom of others remains dull till it is writ over with our own blood. We are essentially apart from the world; it bursts into our consciousness only when it sinks its teeth and nails into us.

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life. It not infrequently happens that those who hunger for hope give their allegiance to him who offers them a grievance.

To learn you need a certain degree of confidence, not too much and not too little. If you have too little confidence, you will think you can't learn. If you have too much, you will think you don't have to learn.