“Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.”

Do not waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed.

So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.