As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters