A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

Do not despise anyone: an atom shadowing.

Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea.

Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.