Deny yourself! You must deny yourself! That is the song that never ends.

The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.

Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient. To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome. Every beginning is cheerful: the threshold is the place of expectation.

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.

Words are good, but there is something better. The best cannot be explained by words. The spirit in which we act is the chief matter. Action can only be only understood and represented by the spirit.

A well-bred carriage is difficult to imitate; for in strictness it is negative, and it implies a long-continued previous training.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.