A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.

Practice radical humility." He (or she)who masters the art of humility cannot be humiliated.

There are faces so fluid with expression, so flushed and rippled by the play of thought, that we can hardly find what the mere features really are. When the delicious beauty of lineament loses its power, it is because a more delicious beauty has appeared, that an interior and durable form has been disclosed.

History - a biography of a few stout and earnest persons

If a man carefully examine his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ahead. Such a creature is probably immortal.

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no person can sincerely try to help another without helping him or herself. Serve and you shall be served. If you love and serve people, you cannot, by any hiding or stratagem, escape the remuneration.

The element running through entire nature, which we popularly call Fate, is known to us as limitation. Whatever limits us, we callFate.