The shows of the day, the dewy morning, the rainbow, mountains, orchards in blossom, stars, moonlight, shadows in still water, andthe like, if too eagerly hunted, become shows merely, and mock us with their unreality.

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.

Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

The boxer's ring is the enjoyment of the part of society whose animal nature alone has been developed.

Earth endures; Stars abide.

This body, full of faults, Has yet one great quality: Whatever it encounters in this temporal life depends upon one's actions.

We grizzle every day. I see no need of it. Whilst we converse with what is above us, we do not grow old, but grow young.