I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.
The little man is still a man.
Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.
Whoever aspiring, struggles on, for him there is salvation.
The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.
Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done one's best.