The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.<br> If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise in the voyage.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.