Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

Never to tire, never to grow cold; to be patient, sympathetic, tender; to look for the budding flower and the opening heart; to hope always; like God, to love always--this is duty.