There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean "the foolish face of praise," the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease, in answer to conversation which does not interest us. The muscles, not spontaneously moved but moved, by a low usurping wilfulness, grow tight about the outline of the face, with the most disagreeable sensation.

But dare rather to quit the platform, plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, & swim far, so shall you come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience, that shall explain & overlook the old. Trust your emotion.

What you do thunders above your head so loudly, I cannot hear the words you speak.

As long as our people quote English standards they dwarf their own proportions.

We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.

All ages of belief have been great; all of unbelief have been mean.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.