There is a mercy which is weakness, and even treason against the common good.
The tread Of coming footsteps cheats the midnight watcher Who holds her heart and waits to hear them pause, And hears them never pause, but pass and die.
Genius is the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline.
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.