When a new book appears one should read an old one.
Nature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight without that refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if it only lasts twenty minutes, is sufficient to renew all the vital forces.
History is written by the victors.
Victory will never be found by taking the path of least resistance.
Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right.
Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.