The years teach much which the days never know.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Free should be the scholar - free and brave.
The problem of restoring to the world original and eternal beauty is solved by redemption of the soul.
The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other.
It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.