To me the external existence of my soul is proved from my idea of activity. If I work incessantly until my death, nature will give me another form of existence when the present can no longer sustain my spirit.

I let everyone follow his own bent, that I may be free to follow mine.

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

All things are only transitory.

When you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

Our earthly ball a peopled garden.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.