"When one is grateful for something too good for common thanks, writing is less unsatisfactory than speech-one does not, at least, hear how inadequate the words are."

"I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best."

"The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice."

"Some people did what their neighbors did so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them."

"The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth."

"Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs."

"Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a hill cannot be hid."

"The past is finished. There is nothing to be gained by going over it. Whatever it gave us in the experiences it brought us was something we had to know."

"Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations."

"You can't expect a boy to be vicious till he's been to a good school."