Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in the chair before him, and sit down upon it; the horrid thing will not partake the chair with you.

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a little, you may often look over it altogether. So it is with our moral improvement: we wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit, which could have no hold upon us if we ascended into a higher moral atmosphere.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.

Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.