The architect had not stopped to bother about columns and porticos, proportions or interiors, or any limitation upon the epic he sought to materialize; he had simply made a servant of Nature - art can go no further.
Lew WallaceRiches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away,but love stays with us. Love is God.
Lew WallaceWhat children we are, even the wisest! When God walks the earth, his steps are often centuries apart.
Lew WallaceAs a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.
Lew WallaceAs a rule, he fights well who has wrongs to redress; but vastly better fights he who, with wrongs as a spur, has also steadily before him a glorious result in prospect--a result in which he can discern balm for wounds, compensation for valor, remembrance and gratitude in the event of death.
Lew Wallace