Good men prefer to be accountable.

Good men prefer to be accountable.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear read more

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

The hardest part has been maintaining a small head -- remaining down to earth. So many people try to make read more

The hardest part has been maintaining a small head -- remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are. This business has changed a lot of good people and a lot of good families, and I don't want that to happen to me.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the read more

The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.

Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.