I have been so long master that I would be master still, or at least that none other should be master of me.

He means to succeed, and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.

If a man's esteem and gratitude are ever worth the winning, you have won mine today. If ever the future should bring to you a time when you need a man's help, believe me, you will not call in vain. God grant that no such time may ever come to you to break the sunshine of your life; but if it should ever come, promise me that you will let me know.

We learn of great things by little experiences.

It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.

The only beautiful thing in the world whose beauty lasts for ever is a pure, fair soul.

Ah, we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us in different directions.