We must be young to do great things.

It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

It is always a sign of an unproductive time when it concerns itself with petty and technical aspects [in philology], and likewiseit is a sign of an unproductive person to pursue such trifles.

Perseverance is a silent power that grows irresistibly greater with time.

To make converts is the natural ambition of everyone.

We should treat children as God does us, who makes us happiest when He leaves us under the influence of innocent delusions.