The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, read more

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us read more

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

By the work one knows the workmen.

By the work one knows the workmen.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.