War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

All great art has madness, and quite a lot of bad art has it, too.

Learning to fail is a virtue. Failing to learn is a sin.

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Waiting never makes things easier or less troublesome.

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Don't say it was "delightful"; make us say "delightful" when we've read the description.

I will come back as a little breeze. You will feel me on your face, and you will know that I am still listening. So you can still talk to me.

Winning breeds winning.

Love is too large, too deep ever to be truly understood or measured or limited within the framework of words.

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.