With many readers, brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought; they mistake buttercups in the grass for immeasurable gold mines under ground.

The soul never grows old.

Truly, this world can go on without us, if we would but think so.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.