Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone. (Longfellow)
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. (Thoreau)
Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul. (Charles Buxton)