Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success. There is no thought in any mind, but it quickly tends to convert itself into a power. The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.
People wish to be settled.
It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them. Self-trust is the essence of heroism. Do what you know and perception is converted into character. Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.