And what avails it that science has come to treat space and time as simply forms of thought, and the material world as hypothetical, and withal our pretension of property and even of self-hood are fading with the rest, if, at last, even our thoughts are not finalities, but the incessant flowing and ascension reach these also, and each thought which yesterday was a finality, to-day is yielding to a larger generalization?

It does not to dwell on dreams and forget to live, but it is equally foolish to ignore the past – never forget.

A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.

For beauty is God's handwriting...A nd, thank God for it as a cup of His blessing.

We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.

The most active lives have so much routine as to preclude progress almost equally with the most inactive.

If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?