Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.

Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.

For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.

Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.

Count the deed, not the thought.

I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.