I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence.

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favor of the belief which he finds in himself.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity’s approval.

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.