The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Good men must not obey the laws too well.
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
A great man is always willing to be little.
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.
Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Nature hates calculators.
Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
