Fear is stronger than arms.
Envy is an insult to oneself.
Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool.
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.
Clay lies still, but blood's a rover Breath's a ware that will not keep. Up lad: when the journey's over There'll be time enough to sleep.
Harpists spend half their life tuning and the other half playing out of tune.
It is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
Snobbery - the "pox Britannica"
A feeble body weakens the mind.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.
Sex, unlike justice, should not be seen to be done.
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.
Your world is as big as you make it.
Past: Our cradle, not our prison, and there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation; for continuation, not repetition.
Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
I was a stranger, and ye took me in.
Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.