You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper.