It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action

Good character is property. It is the noblest of all possessions.

If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower.

It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

Great men are always exceptional men; and greatness itself is but comparative. Indeed, the range of most men in life is so limited that very few have the opportunity of being great.

Good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness, issues in practical wisdom.