Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

People are very inclined to set moral standards for others.

Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge.

Life too near paralyses art.

The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.

Good nature is stronger than tomahawks.

We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.