A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.

The worst is that the very hardest thinking will not bring thoughts. They must come like good children of God and cry, "Here we are." You expend effort and energy thinking hard. Then, after you have given up, they come sauntering in with their hands in their pockets. If the effort had not been made to open the door, however, who knows when they could have come.

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.

If I work incessantly to the last, nature owes me another form of existence when the present one collapses.

Wind is the loving Wooer of waters; Wind blends together Billows all-foaming. Spirit of man, Thou art like unto water! Fortune of man, Thou art like unto wind!