“If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.”

“The coward is an object to be pitied.”

“Calm and silent and steady work, and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember.”

“One link in a chain explains the infinite chain.”

“Compared to the coward that never made the attempt, he is a hero.”

“No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.”

“How others treat me is their path; how I react is mine.”

“Anything inside that immobilizes me, gets in my way, keeps me from my goals, is all mine.”