The idle man stands outside of God's plan, outside of the ordained scheme of things; and the truest self-respect, the noblest independence, and the most genuine dignity, are not to be found there.

Artists are nearest God. Into their souls he breathes his life, and from their hands it comes in fair, articulate forms to bless the world.

Work and wait, work and wait is what God says to us in creation.

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.

Life is before you,- not earthly life alone, but life- a thread running interminably through the warp of eternity.

A fit of anger is as fatal to dignity as a dose of arsenic is to life.