The hands behind me gave me another shove.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.