“Your aspirations are your possibilities.”

“Claret is the liquor for boys, port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.”

“No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.”

“You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument.”

“To keep your secret is wisdom, but to expect others to keep it is folly.”

“Nothing [...] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.”

“Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.”