If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity.

Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.

Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.

We gain so much by quickness, and lose so much by slowness.

Many person might have achieved wisdom had they not supposed that they already possessed it.

Where silence is not allowed, what then is permissible?

The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.