Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
All my successes have been built on my failures.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.
Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
To achieve what you want, you have to be stronger than those around you
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.
All must respect those who respect themselves.
Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.
If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts
I do not like giving advice: it is incurring an unnecessary responsibility.
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
A man's fate is his own temper.
The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.
Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.
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