A man of no conversation should smoke.

In a virtuous action, I properly am; in a virtuous act, I add to the world; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Nothing, and see the darkness receding on the limits of the horizon.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.

But we need not fear that we can lose any thing by the progress of the soul. The soul may be trusted to the end.

Money often costs too much, and power and pleasure are not cheap.

A deep man believes that the evil eye can whither, the heart's blessing can heal, and that love can overcome all odds.

Hidden away in the inner nature of the real man is the law of his life, and someday he will discover it and consciously make use of it. He will heal himself, make himself happy and prosperous, and life in an entirely different world. For he will have discovered that life is from within and not from without.