In what rapt ether sails the world, of which the weariest will never weary?

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly

Relationships are working either for our good and success, or they are harming us

Jesus demonstrated the importance of prayer by His own example. His whole ministry was saturated with prayer.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

My own self-consciousness cries out to me coldly: how does one love zero?

In the ordinary business of life, industry can do anything which genius can do, and very many things which it cannot.

A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be shown the right way, but he must not accept being forced into it.

If you find yourself perplexed, or perhaps in a quandary, remember that human growth is perpendicular. We grow up and we grow forward, we just have to keep on growing steadily in both ways.

I have always wanted to know as much as possible about the world.

A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.