The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

We enter the world alone, we leave it alone.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

Carelessness is inexcusable, and merits the inevitable sequence.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

7 things negative people will do to you. They will... 1. Demean your value

Ô, wine!, the truth-serum so potent that all those who wish to live happy lives should abstain from drinking it entirely!... except of course when they are alone.

I serve the God of Isaiah 45:7 so when the darkness comes who gets your praises?

Morning Short List1. Woke up ✓2. Air to breath ✓3. Food to eat ✓4. Roof over head ✓ ...yep, it's a Good day!

An angel is an empty comic book thought bubble. The content has to be filled in by the viewer.

Tomorrow is going to be different than yesterday, it's going to be a lot different.

Role model? I don't have one. I want to be one.

I feel that I helped the working class by just saying there are no barriers, which I consider to be true.

When you're a short actor you stand on apple boxes, you walk on a ramp. When you're a short star everybody else walks in a ditch.

Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art history books.