We Must Have The Real Thing Before

Life Is More Than A Theory, And Love Of Truth Butters No Bread: Old Men Who Have Had To Struggle Along Their Way, Who Know The Endless Bitterness, The Grave Moral Deterioration Which Follow An Empty Exchequer, May Well Be Pardoned For An Over-wish To See Their Sons Secured From It; Hunger, At Least, Is A Reality.

The Essence Of Greatness Is Neglect Of The Self.

If You Think You Can Temper Yourself Into Manliness By Sitting Here Over Your Books, It Is The Very Silliest Fancy That Ever Tempted A Young Man To His Ruin. You Cannot Dream Yourself Into A Character; You Must Hammer And Forge Yourself One.

Human Improvement Is From Within Outward.

What Is Right Or Duty Without Power ? To Tell A Man It Is His Duty To Submit His Judgment To The Judgment Of The Church, Is Like Telling A Wife It Is Her Duty To Love Her Husband A Thing Easy To Say, But Meaning Simply Nothing. Affection Must Be Won, Not Commanded.