For my part, I wish, with Mr. Howells, that the literature of the past might be purged of all that is ugly and barbarous in it, although I should object as much as any one to having these great works weakened or falsified.

One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

It is better to have no sight than it is to have no vision.

Fear: the best way out is through.

Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would become blind.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.