The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

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

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

Sincerity is moral truth.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

The only cure for grief is action.

Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.