The soul circumscribes all things.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity.

Do not fear to put novels into the hands of young people as an occasional holiday experiment, but above all, good poetry in all kinds,--epic, tragedy, lyric. If we can touch the imagination, we serve them; they will never forget it.

Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs.

Education should be as broad as man.

My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock should find the time in my face.