“A mighty flame evolves from a tiny spark”

“Beauty: The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband”

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”

“Good supervision is the art of getting average people to do superior work”

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing”

“Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own”