An Indian philosopher, being asked what were, according to his opinion, the two most beautiful things in the universe, answered: The starry heavens above our heads, and the feeling of duty in our hearts.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.

The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jealousy and the spirit of indifference.

The worst derangement of the spirit is to believe things because we want them to be so, not because we have seen them for what they are.

Well-meant ignorance is a grievous calamity in high places.

An Indian philosopher, being asked what were, according to his opinion, the two most beautiful things in the universe, answered: The starry heavens above our heads, and the feeling of duty in our hearts.