Men are like Geneva watches with crystal faces, which expose the whole movement.

No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

Not gold but only men can makeA people great and strong;Men who for truth and honors sakeStand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep,Who dare while others flyThey build a nations pillars deepAnd lift them to the sky.

The crime which bankrupts men and nations is that of turning aside from one's main purpose to serve a job here and there.

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. It took a century or two for that fact to appear. What he did, he did, he did because he must; it was the most natural thing in the world, and grew out of the circumstances of the moment.

Everything has its price - and if that price is not paid, not that thing but something else is obtained... it is impossible to get anything without this price.