No false knight or lying priest ever prospered, I believe, in any age, but certainly not in the dark ones. Men prospered then, only in following openly-declared purposes , and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.

All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be effort, and the law of human judgment, mercy.

The beginning and almost the end of all good law is that everyone shall work for their bread and receive good bread for their work.

There is no music in a “rest” that I know of, but there's the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the life melody.

He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.

It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little.

To speak and act truth with constancy and precision is nearly as difficult, and perhaps as meretorious, as to speak it under intimidation or penalty