If there be one attribute of the Deity which astonishes me more than another, it is the attribute of patience. The Great Soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry. In the realm of nature, every thing has been wrought out in the august consciousness of infinite leisure; and I bless God for that geology which gives me a key to the patience in which the creative process was effected.

The temple of art is built in words.

That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slow, endures.

Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.

God give us men. The time demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith and willing hands.

Man's record upon this wild world is the record of work, and of work alone.

Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.