The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.
The right word is always a power, and communicates its definiteness to our action.
The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
The pride of the body is a barrier against the gifts that purify the soul.
The perpetual mourner – the grief that can never be healed – is innocently enough felt to be wearisome by the rest of the world. And my sense of desolation increases. Each day seems a new beginning — a new acquaintance with grief.
The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.
The most terrible obstacles are such as nobody can see except oneself.
The memory has as many moods as the temper, and shifts its scenery like a diorama.
