If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. history
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. education, learning & love
Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit. nature
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. greatness, men & time
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. society
There is no grief like the grief that does not speak. sympathy
People demand freedom only when they have no power. freedom & power
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service. dreams
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions. trust
It is difficult to know at what moment love begins it is less difficult to know that it has begun. love
For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. art & work
When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. music
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. sadness
Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. morning
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. learning
Resolve and thou art free. art
Music is the universal language of mankind. music
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. time
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom. freedom
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. intelligence
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. greatness & success
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. strength
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure. failure & success
The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art. art & nature
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. best & nature
All things must change to something new, to something strange. change