The earth has music for those who listen.
The worship of power is an old religion.
Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.
When we feel the poetic thrill, is it not that we find sweep in the concise and depth in the clear, as we might find all the lights of the sea in the water of a jewel? And what is a philosophic thought but such an epitome?
The difficult is that which can be done immediately; the impossible is that which takes a little longer.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.
Depression is rage spread thin.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.
Habit is stronger than reason.