I cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth.

The essence of true nobility is neglect of self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of a great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

In every department of life--in its business and in its pleasures, in its beliefs and in its theories, in its material developments and in its spiritual connections--we thank God that we are not like our fathers.

Mistakes are often the best teachers.

I cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth.