Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither.

I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion

Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither.

There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them: that is a hook without a worm. You can say, You must volunteer, and that is of the devil. You can tell them, You are needed. That appeal hardly ever fails.

There is more in you than you think.

The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is defended.

We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less