Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.

If a man knows where to get good advice, it is as though he could supply it himself.

The worst is that the very hardest thinking will not bring thoughts. They must come like good children of God and cry, "Here we are." You expend effort and energy thinking hard. Then, after you have given up, they come sauntering in with their hands in their pockets. If the effort had not been made to open the door, however, who knows when they could have come.

To make an epoch in the world, two conditions are manifestly essential-a good head and a great inheritance.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Life is but a preparation for what there is to come.

What you can do, or think you can, begin it.