We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.