The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents. It may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted, but God will not have his work made manifest by cowards.

Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.

We do not yet trust the unknown powers of thought. Whence came all these tools, inventions, book laws, parties, kingdoms? Out of the invisible world, through a few brains. The arts and institutions of men are created out of thought. The powers that make the capitalist are metaphysical, the force of method and force of will makes trade, and builds towns.

We aim above the mark, to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood of exaggeration in it.

Some people are born very far from home.

Is the parent better than the child into whom he has cast his ripened being? Whence, then, this worship of the past?