Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh: A Tale, 1849
Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often. – William Cavendish
And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like Ive come full circle and my hearts finally in the right place. – Scott Stapp