The form of godliness may exist with secret and with open wickedness, but the power of godliness cannot.

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.

Society does not exist for itself, but for the individual; and man goes into it, not to lose, but to find himself.

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

When you discover you've been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it.

Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

Do not dare to live without some clear intention toward which your living shall be bent. Mean to be something with all your might.