Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

The authentic insight and experience of any human soul, were it but insight and experience in hewing of wood and drawing of water, is real knowledge, a real possession and acquirement.

Great souls are always loyally submissive, reverent to what is over them: only small mean souls are otherwise.

If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and author-craft are of small amount to that.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space.

They only are wise who know that they know nothing.