"Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat...." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Nothing can shock a brave man but dullness.”

“The very thrills of genius are disorganizing. The body is never quite acclimated to its atmosphere, but how often, succumbs and goes into a decline.”

“On the whole, my respect for my fellow-men, except as one may outweigh a million, is not being increased these days.... Such do not know that like the seed is the fruit, and that, in the moral world, when good seed is planted, good fruit is inevitable, and does not depend on our watering and cultivating; that when you plant, or bury, a hero in his field, a crop of heroes is sure to spring up. This is a seed of such force and vitality, that it does not ask our leave to germinate.”

“My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.”

“The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.”

“I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it’s just such a dramatic success.”

“Light tomorrow with today!”

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“It is not the being seen of men that is wrong, but doing these things for the purpose of being seen of men. The problem with the hypocrite is his motivation.”