Thought and speech are inseparable from each other. Matter and expression are parts of one; style is a thinking out into language.

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

Every breath of air and ray of light and heat, every beautiful prospect, is, as it were, the skirts of the (angel's) garments, the waving robes of those whose faces see God.

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

We must make up our minds to be ignorant of much, if we would know anything.

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.