In love and friendship, small, steady payments on a gold basis are better than immense promissory notes.

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far, Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.

The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.

No matter what theory of the origin of government you adopt, if you follow it out to its legitimate conclusions it will bring you face to face with the moral law.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.