On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the very nature of God!

The articulate, trained voice is more distracting than mere noise.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.

It is the constant fault and inseparable evil quality of ambition, that it never looks behind it.

You must know for which harbor you are headed, if you are to catch the right wind to take you there.

Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed