Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.

Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.

Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?

Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?

Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you're going to be thinking tomorrow.

Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you're going to be thinking tomorrow.

The highest qualities of character… must be earned.

The highest qualities of character… must be earned.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard read more

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there read more

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and a flatterer.