"Though it is impossible to say where we may come out when we enter a new path.

I am not a man to do things by halves.

Whatever I undertake, I am apt to prosecute with considerable activity and concentration of thought." "So I should suppose.

It is best, however, for men of your temperament to act with prudence and wise forethought in the beginning--to look well to the paths they are about entering; for they are very apt to go forward with a blind perseverance that will not look a moment from the end proposed." "There is truth in your remark, no doubt.

But I always try to be sure that I am right before I go ahead.