“It is not the beard that confers greatness upon a man, rather it is greatness which seems to so regularly beget the beard. Do not mistake effect for cause.”

“All men aspire to something which they might call their own. Bearding is your opportunity.”

“Judge not the greatness of a beard by the character of the man who wears it.”

“The hairless chin is but a prototype of greater things to come.”

“Great men do not achieve greatness because of their beard; it is the beard that achieves greatness in spite of the man.”