A story is told that Whistler once painted a tiny picture of a spray of roses. The artistry involved in the picture was magnificent. Never before, it seemed, had the art of man been able to execute quite so deftly a reproduction of the art of nature.

Life begins when we begin and each day we ought to be born again.

How ridiculous it is to waste our lives experimenting with those things for which we already have the answers!

People would rather be praised than criticized but the later may help us make more progress.

The hottest coals of fire ever heaped upon the head of one who has wronged you are the coals of human kindness.

The way of success is not run with seven league boots but step by step, little by little, bit by bit ... with no exceptions allowed.

One of the most productive things that we ever do in our lives is to think. To be able to think is to be able to decide, to judge, to have opinions and convictions, and to entertain a point of view. To be able to think is to be able to love, to believe, to work, to originate, and to organize.