Certitude is not the test of certainty.

We must think things not words, or at least we must constantly translate our words into the facts for which they stand, if we are to keep to the real and the true.

The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen.

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

We expect more of ourselves than we have any right to.

With all humility, I think, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Infinitely more important than the vain attempt to love one's neighbor as one's self. If you want to hit a bird on the wing you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself, and equally, you must not be thinking about your neighbor; you must be living with your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.