Justice though moving with tardy pace, has seldom failed to overtake the wicked in their flight.
The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.
The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.
Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.
Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
The man is either mad, or he is making verses.
New arts destroy the old.
Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first.
I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
The greatest man in history was the poorest.
In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
Only trust theyself, and another shall noet betray thee
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.
Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?
