Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of.

It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.

Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in even greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires: beyond the elevation and moral culture of Christianity, as it shines forth in the Gospels, it will not go.

A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has no patience and wants it smooth offhand like a willow leaf, there is trouble ahead.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.