Why should we fear to be crushed by savage elements, we who are made up of the same elements?

Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.

The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time.

The days are made on a loom whereof the warp and woof are past and future time. They are majestically dressed, as if every god brought a thread to the skyey web.

The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.

I hate to be defended in a newspaper. As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain assurance of success. But as soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.

The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child.