"I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders."

"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water and time."

"I love my friends, but I do not want to absorb them."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. The character …"