One of the finest sayings in the language is John Foster's "Live…

Quote byCharles Buxton · 1823–1871

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Notes of Thought (1883), p. 190.

English (original)

One of the finest sayings in the language is John Foster's "Live mightily."

— Charles Buxton

Silence is the severest criticism.

Success soon palls. The joyous time is, when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

Concentration alone conquers.

How strangely easy difficult things are!

To make pleasures pleasant, shorten them.