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.

New arts destroy the old.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

If a man lose his balance, and immerse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake, he may be a good wheel or pin, but he is not a cultivated man.

The secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and likeness.

Eloquence shows the power and possibility of man.

You need someone who can inspire you to be what you know you can be