Beware of what you want-for you will get it.

Religion must always be a crab fruit; it cannot be grafted, and keep its wild beauty.

All natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.

The inquiry leads us to that source, at once the essence of genius, of virtue, and of life, which we call Spontaneity or Instinct.

Perhaps love is only the highest symbol of friendship, as all other things seem symbols of love.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.