Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.
Win for yourself that which your fathers have won.
Higher yet and higher out of clouds and night, nearer yet and nearer rising to the light – light, serene and holy where my soul may rest, purified and lowly, sanctified and blest.
If you want to get pleasure out of life, you must attach value to the world.
Light has called forth one organ to become its like, and thus the eye is formed by the light and for the light so that the inner light may emerge to meet the outer light.
Beauty and Genius must be kept afar if one would avoid becoming their slave.
It is a great error to take oneself for more than one is, or for less than one is worth.
Talents are nurtured best in solitude, But character on life’s tempestuous seas!
He loves not who does not see the faults of the beloved as virtues.
Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.
Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
We can’t form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.
A clever man commits no minor blunders.
It is better to be deceived by one’s friends than to deceive them.
Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.