Kindness like light speaks in the air it gilds.

A man is arrogant in proportion to his ignorance. Man's natural tendency is to egotism. Man, in his infancy of knowledge, thinks that all creation was formed for him.

The food of hope is meditative action.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

Hobbies should be wives, not mistresses. It will not do to have more than one at a time. One hobby leads you out of extravagance; a team of hobbies you cannot drive till you are rich enough to find corn for them all. Few men are rich enough for that.

Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.

Punctuality is a virtue, If you don't mind being lonely.