National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.

Mastery is often taken for egotism.

Continue to make the demands of the day your immediate concern, and take occasion to test the purity of your hearts and the steadfastness of your spirits. When you then take a deep breath and rise above the cares of this world and in an hour of leisure, you will surely win the proper frame of mind to face devoutly what is above us, with reverence, seeing in all events the manifestation of a higher guidance.

Originality provokes originality.

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

Sing it not in mournful numbers.