But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves.

Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves.

Again men have been kept back as by a kind of enchantment from progress in science by reverence for antiquity, read more

Again men have been kept back as by a kind of enchantment from progress in science by reverence for antiquity, by the authority of men counted great in philosophy, and then by general consent.

The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. "God wishes," read more

The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. "God wishes," said Calvin, "that one should put aside all humanity when it is a question of striving for His glory.".

Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their read more

Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.

There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.

We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.

We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.