Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities; because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word; freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.
Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
