He that would enjoy the fruit must not gather the flower.

He who is impatient to become his own master is more likely to become his own slave.

Better believe yourself a dunce and work away than a genius and be idle.

One year of trained thinking is worth more than a whole college course of mental absorption of a vast series of undigested facts.

The facility with which the world swallows up the ordinary college graduate who thought he was going to dazzle mankind should bid you pause and reflect.