Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

Some people are foolish enough to imagine that wealth and power and fame satisfy our hearts: but they never do, unless they are used to create and distribute happiness in the world.

I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. I should think the wonderful rhythmical flow of lines and curves could be more subtly felt than seen. Be this as it may, I know that I can feel the heart-throbs of the ancient Greeks in their marble gods and goddesses.

The things you do today that you don't have to do will determine who, what, and where you will be when it is too late to do anything about the things you should have done.

He who marries the spirit of the age soon becomes a widower.

The danger of having the Constitution twisted and misconstrued to support vested interests and prejudices must be guarded against if American democracy is to maintain a progressive character.