Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.

To say 'well done'to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

Think of life as a voyage. The truest liver of the truest life is like a voyager who, as he sails, is not indifferent to all the beauty of the sea around him.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for its vivid power.