Truth never hurts the teller.

What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what his youth took a year to hold.

Strike when thou wilt, the hour of rest, but let my last days be my best.

Ever judge of men by their professions. For though the bright moment of promising is but a moment, and cannot be prolonged, yet if sincere in its moment's extravagant goodness, why, trust it, and know the man by it, I say,- not by his performance; which is half the world's work, interfere as the world needs must with its accidents and circumstances: the profession was purely the man's own. I judge people by what they might be,- not are, nor will be.

All service is the same with God.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Art remains the one way possible of speaking truth.