The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.