In my youth, I found that I was quite often inspired and pushed forward by what I read.
“He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.”
“The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.”