Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves.

About Jesus we must believe no one but himself.

I wonder whether I should gain anything by the attempt to assume a character which is not mine. My wavering manner, born of doubt and scruple, has at least the advantage of rendering all the different shades of my thought, and of being sincere. If it were to become terse, affirmative, resolute, would it not be a mere imitation?

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

To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.

Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement.