If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.

What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.

He who possesses science and art, Possesses religion as well; He who possesses neither of these, Had better have religion.

Time itself is an element.

Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them.

The eternal female draws us onward.

Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The Skill to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated.