A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.

That energy which veils itself in mildness is most effective of its object.

Two sources of success are known: wisdom and effort; make them both thine own, if thou wouldst haply rise.

A subtle-witted man is like an arrow, which, rending little surface, enters deeply, but they whose minds are dull resemble stones dashing with clumsy force, but never piercing.

The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.

Don’t accept a life that has been molded for you by others because eventually you’ll succumb to its falseness.

Our sins live with us for eternity, and that is perhaps the most frightening thing of all. - Sims

Stressed by any other name is fear.

Treasure the shadow. ... There are no shadows save from substance cast.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

She misses him more now than when he was away

I think I can help others just by my example.

When do we ask the Sierra Club to pick up the tab for this leak?

It is not from the tall crowded workhouse of prosperity that men first or clearest see the eternal stars of heaven.