Health, longevity, beauty, are other names for personal purity; and temperance is the regimen for all.

Right is the royal ruler alone; and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.

Dignity of manner always conveys a sense of reserved force.

Life is one, religion one, creeds are many and diverse.

Good-humor, gay spirits, are the liberators, the sure cure for spleen and melancholy. Deeper than tears, these irradiate the tophets with their glad heavens. Go laugh, vent the pits, transmuting imps into angels by the alchemy of smiles. The satans flee at the sight of these redeemers.