True greatness, first of all, is a thing of the heart. It is alive with robust and generous sympathies. It is neither behind its age nor too far before it. It is up with its age, and ahead of it only just so far as to be able to lead its march. It cannot slumber, for activity is a necessity of its existence. It is no reservoir, but a fountain.
Roswell Dwight HitchcockMore than this may or may not be a blessing. Certainly it can be a blessing only by being accepted as a trust.
Roswell Dwight HitchcockThe secret of all success is to know how to deny yourself. Prove that you can control yourself, and you are an educated man; and without this all other education is good for nothing.
Roswell Dwight Hitchcock