Do not go where the path may lead go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture from within, going abroad only for audience, and spectator, as we adapt our voice and phrase to the distance and character of the ear we speak to

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail

Noblesse oblige or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee

To laugh often and much to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded

If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses with wine and French coffee, thou shalt find no radiance of wisdom in the lonely waste of the pinewoods

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm