The Deed Is Everything, The Glory Is

It Is Commonly The Personal Character Of A Writer Which Gives Him His Public Significance. It Is Not Imparted By His Genius. Napoleon Said Of Corneille, "were He Living I Would Make Him A King;" But He Did Not Read Him. He Read Racine, Yet He Said Nothing Of The Kind Of Racine.

Whatever Liberates Our Spirit, Without Also Giving Us Mastery Over Ourselves, Is Destructive.

Hatred Is Active Displeasure, Envy Passive. We Need Not Wonder That Envy Turns To Soon To Hatred.

A Lot Of People Do Not Care About Your Money Until Nearly Penniless. They Also Do So With Time

The Man Who Acts Never Has Any Conscience; No One Has Any Conscience But The Man Who Thinks