We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while o... - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books"

"Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate."

"Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart."

"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."

"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after."