I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it

The history of the genesis or the old mythology repeats itself in the experience of every child. He too is a demon or god thrown into a particular chaos, where he strives ever to lead things from disorder into order.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

The secret of success lies never in the amount of money, but in the relation of income to outgo.

No orator can top the one who can give good nicknames.

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.