Change amuses the mind, but rarely profits.

Ye great teachers: listen to what you say!

Mannerism always wants to be finished and doesn't enjoy the process. Genuine, truly great talent, however, finds its greatest satisfaction in the production.

That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it.

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

Action has magic, grace and power in it.

He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to death and no one thanks him for it.