It has held the sword with which freedom has fought her battles, and poised the axe of the dauntless woodman as he opened the paths of civilization, and turned the mystic leaves upon which Milton and Shakespeare inscribed their burning thoughts.
Horace Greeley said that the best product of labor is the high-minded workman with an enthusiasm for his work.
"The best method is obtained by earnestness," said Salvini.

"If you can impress people with the conviction that you feel what you say, they will pardon many shortcomings.

And above all, study, study, study! All the genius in the world will not help you along with any art, unless you become a hard student.

It has taken me years to master a single part." There is a "go," a zeal, a furore, almost a fanaticism for one's ideals or calling, that is peculiar to our American temperament and life.

You do not find this in tropical countries.