Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.