“The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears.”

“Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.”

“A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; it is what he wants and must have to be good for anything. Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.”

“Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.”

“Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try.”

“Memory feeds imagination.”

“Act as if it were impossible to fail.”