I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy

Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it

Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.

Every need whose true satisfaction is denied leads by necessity to faith.

I reverence the individual who understands distinctly what he wishes; who unweariedly advances, who knows the means conducive to his object, and can seize and use them.

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.