Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
To try to be better is to be better.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.