If you want a friend you need to be a friend.

He who would be a great soul in the future, must be a great soul now.

Our condition as men is risky and ticklish enough. One can not be sure of himself and his fortune an hour, but he may be whisked off into some pitiable or ridiculous plight.

Art is evidence of our most creative moment.

We stand against fate, as children stand up against the wall in their father's house, and notch their height from year to year. But when the boy grows to a man, and is master of the house, he pulls down that wall and builds it new and bigger.

Thought makes everything fit for use.

People seem sheathed in their tough organization.