All that is good in art is the expression of one soul talking to another, and is precious according to the greatness of the soul that utters it.

Repose demands for its expression the implied capability of its opposite,--energy.

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.

The man who accepts the laissez-faire doctrine would allow his garden to grow wild so that roses might fight it out with the weeds and the fittest might survive.

God is a kind Father. He sets us all in the places where he wishes us to be employed. He chooses work for every creature which will be delightful to them if they do it simply and humbly. He gives us always strength enough and sense enough for what he wants us to do.

Fit yourself for the best society, and then, never enter it.

Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the laws of death.