When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.

There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.

One's roused by this, another finds that fit: Each loves the play for what he brings to it.

Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

Keep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.

Win for yourself that which your fathers have won.

To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities