If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility.

It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.