Habit is the deepest law of human nature

Man is a tool-using animal.

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

Just in the ratio knowledge increases, faith decreases.

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.

We observe with confidence that the truly strong mind, view it as intellect or morality, or under any other aspect, is nowise the mind acquainted with its strength; that here the sign of health is unconsciousness.