A belief is not true simply because it is useful.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves.

The growth and development of the soul is more important than power and glory.

Time is but the measure of the difficulty of a conception. Pure thought has scarcely any need of time, since it perceives the two ends of an idea almost at the same moment.

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.