I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard hi…

I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

Words and works eat not at one table.

Every single act either weakeneth or improveth our credit with other men; and as a habit of being just to our word will confirm, so a habit of too freely dispe…

A warrior seeks to act rather than talk.