Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all.

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness on the confines of two everlasting empires, - Necessity and Free Will.

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance.

The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.