That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it.

A splendour of miscellaneous spirits.

That which seems to be wealth may in verity be only the gilded index of far reaching ruin

Life is a magic vase filled to the brim, so made that you cannot dip from it nor draw from it; but it overflows into the hand that drops treasures into it. Drop in malice and it overflows hate; drop in charity and it overflows love.

There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: there is an idle class - weak, wicked, and miserable - among both rich and poor.

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.