It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or other favorable conditions, become wise for a short time, as glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.

The first thing a great person does is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.

Cannot we let [children] be themselves, and enjoy life in their own way? You are trying to make another you. One's enough.

I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes. They have in themselves what they value in their horses, mettle and bottom.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Most of the classical citations you shall hear or read in the current journals or speeches were not drawn from the originals, but from previous quotations in English books.