Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

The tragic solemnity of existence strikes us with terrible force on that morning when we wake to find the mournful words "too late" ringing in our ears.

Life is but a daily oscillation between revolt and submission.

The best path through life is the highway.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

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.

There is only one way of not hating those who do us wrong, and that is by doing them good.