An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
“If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.”
“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?”