Denotation by means of sounds and markings is a remarkable abstraction. Three letters designate God for me; several lines a million things. How easy becomes the manipulation of the universe here, how evident the concentration of the intellectual world! Language is the dynamics of the spiritual realm. One word of command moves armies; the word liberty entire nations.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken.

Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.

Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.

We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

Character is a perfectly educated will.