In certain men digestion and sex absorb the vital force, and the stronger these are, the individual is so much weaker. The more ofthese drones perish, the better for the hive.

Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you you have omitted every word that he can spare.

A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.

When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.

A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.