All great peoples are conservative.

The first sin in our universe was Lucifer's self conceit.

Without kindness there can be no true joy.

The meaning of song goes deep. Who in logical words can explain the effect music has on us? A kind of inarticulate, unfathomable speech, which leads us to the edge of the infinite, and lets us for a moment gaze into that!

I came hither [Craigenputtoch] solely with the design to simplify my way of life and to secure the independence through which I could be enabled to remain true to myself.

Have a purpose in life, and having it, throw into your work such strength of mind and muscle as God has given you.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.