There is nothing Sir too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
Books, like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Every man who attacks my belief diminishes in some degree my confidence in it and therefore makes me uneasy, and I am angry with him who makes me uneasy.
If your determination is fixed I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.