Science is busy with the hither-end of things, not the thither-end.

All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.

Virtue is safe only when it is inspired.

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.

Purpose directs energy, and purpose makes energy.