“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.”

“Give thy thoughts no tongue.”

“Be not too tame neither, but let your own Discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word to the action.”

“Give it an understanding, but no tongue.”