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.

Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

War I abhor, and yet how sweet The sound along the marching street Of drum and fife, and I forget Wet eyes of widows, and forget Broken old mothers, and the whole Dark butchery without a soul.

Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers.

To make another person hold his tongue, be you first silent.

No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution