The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

Languages happily restrict the mind to what is of its own native growth and fitted for it, as rivers and mountains bond countries; or the empire of learning, as well as states, would become unwieldy and overgrown.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it. This is the reason why it is so difficult for any but natives to speak a language correctly or idiomatically.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much and well, but too often by rote.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.