Give yourself, if you wish to get others. There is no such thing as a great talent without great will-power. There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage to the sun. That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end. To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.
Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.
It is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it. British novelist and politician. Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. Just because the rains descend, and the winds blow, we cannot afford to build on shifting sands. We are what we repeatedly do.