Genius points the way, talent takes it.

Consider once before you give, twice before you receive, and a thousand times before you ask.

If there is a believe that is capable to move mountains it is the believe in our own strength.

Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.

It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united.

Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.

We ask the poet: 'What subject have you chosen?' instead of: 'What subject has chosen you?