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"The real character of a man is found out by his amusements."
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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

"Failures make character, not success."

"Words let you know what is in someone's mind, deeds let you know what is in someone's heart, and character lets you know what is in someone's soul."

"Be as humble as Moses, as patient as Job, and as virtuous as Daniel."
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"Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come of nothing."

"Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work."

"If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency."

"The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it."

"All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master."
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