An individual man is a fruit which it cost all the foregoing ages to form and ripen. He is strong, not to do, but to live; not in his arms, but in his heart; not as an agent, but as a fact.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.

The resources of the scholar are proportioned to his confidence in the attributes of the intellect.