One Does Not Ask Of

The Grandeur Of The Acts Of Men Are Measured By The Inspiration From Which They Spring.

Whether Our Efforts Are, Or Not, Favored By Life, Let Us Be Able To Say, When We Come Near To The Great Goal, I Have Done What I Could.

In Matters Of Observation Chance Favors Only The Prepared Mind. (not Literal Translation) - Dan's Les Champs De Observation Le Hasard Ne Favorise Que Les Esprits Prepares.

... By Chance You Will Say, But Chance Only Favors The Mind Which Is Prepared.

God Grant That By My Persevering Labours I May Bring A Little Stone To The Frail And Ill-assured Edifice Of Our Knowledge Of Those Deep Mysteries Of Life And Death Where All Our Intellects Have So Lamentably Failed.