Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune; all these are names of the one and selfsame God.

It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.

Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.

If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Who timidly requests invites refusal.

Choose as a guide one whom you will admire more when you see him act than when you hear him speak.