A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

The duty of a Christian is not to succeed, but to fail cheerfully.

To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying 'Amen' to what the world tells you you ought to prefer is to have kept your soul alive.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

Ansset watched, keeping his promise but wishing with all his heart that somewhere in his mind there was a wall he could hide behind. Unfortunately, he was too …

To do what ought to be done but what would not have been done unless I did it, I thought to be my duty.

Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!