Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.

Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows.

History - a biography of a few stout and earnest persons

He only is a well-made man who has a good determination.

God knows that all sorts of gentlemen knock at the door; but whenever used in strictness and with any emphasis, the name will be found to point at original energy.