We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes.

Yet the deepest truths are best read between the lines, and, for the most part, refuse to be written.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

When one becomes indifferent to women, to children, and young people., he may know that he is superannuated, and has withdrawn from whatsoever is sweetest and purest in human existence.

The more one endeavors to sound the depths of his ignorance the deeper the chasm appears.

Fullness is always quiet; agitation will answer for empty vessels only.

Debate is angular, conversation circular and radiant of the underlying unity.