Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.
There is only one proof of ability - action.
An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.