Martyrdom is the only path to immortality that requires no talent whatsoever.

We have in England a curious belief in first-rate people, meaning all the people we do not know; and this consoles us for the undeniable second-rateness of the people we do know.

I try to follow his example, not to imitate him.

Start with the belief that your life can indeed be changed, and that you have the power to change it.

Every drunken skipper trusts to Providence. But one of the ways of Providence with drunken skippers is to run them on the rocks.

Seemingly unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. Much progress, therefore, depends on such people.

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.