He that shrinks from the grave with too great a dread, has an invisible fear behind him pushing him into it.

Genuine religion is matter of feeling rather than matter of opinion.

I once asked a distinguished artist what place he gave to labor in art. "Labor," he in effect said, "is the beginning, the middle, and the end of art." Turning then to another--"And you," I inquired, "what do you consider as the great force in art?" "Love," he replied. In their two answers I found but one truth.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

The light in the world comes principally from two sources,-the sun, and the student's lamp.

Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.