1584  Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
546  It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
834  Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
974  Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
687  It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave.