Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.
Man flows at once to God when the channel of purity is open.
It is never too late to give up our prejudices.
It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.
In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.