potential Quotes

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

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

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.