Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.