Nothing A Man Writes Can Please Him

We Tolerate Differences Of Opinion In People Who Are Familiar To Us. But Differences Of Opinion In People We Do Not Know Sound Like Heresy Or Plots.

Walking Companions, Like Heroes, Are Difficult To Pluck Out Of The Crowd Of Acquaintances. Good Dispositions, Ready Wit, Friendly Conversation Serve Well Enough By The Fireside But They Prove Insufficient In The Field. For There You Need Transcendentalists-nothing Less; You Need Poets, Sages, Humorists And Natural Philosophers.

There Is A Good Deal Of Solemn Cant About The Common Interests Of Capital And Labor. As Matters Stand, Their Only Common Interest Is That Of Cutting Each Others Throat.

There Should Be A Dash Of The Amateur In Criticism. For The Amateur Is A Man Of Enthusiasm Who Has Not Settled Down And Is Not Habit Bound.

This Nation Was Built By Men Who Took Risks-pioneers Who Were Not Afraid Of The Wilderness, Businessmen Who Were Not Afraid Of Failure, Scientists Who Were Not Afraid Of The Truth, Thinkers Who Were Not Afraid Of Progress, Dreamers Who Were Not Afraid Of Action.