 God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. |
| The temple of art is built in words. |
| The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection. |
| The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on. |
| A mind grows by what it feeds on. |
| Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. |
| "Work and wait", "work and wait" is what God says to us in creation. |
| Ideals are the worlds masters. |
| Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power. |
| Calmness is the cradle of power. |
| Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. |
| The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started. |
| There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures. |
| One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures. |
| Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power. |
| Joys divided are increased. |
