Chess is the touchstone of intellect.

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

The effects of good music are not just because it's new; on the contrary music strikes us more the more familiar we are with it.

You'll never attain it unless you know the feeling.

A purpose you impart is no longer your own.

Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.