Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

The proverb answers where the sermon fails.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption, also.

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.

It should console us for the fact that sin has not totally disappeared from the world, that the saints are not wholly deprived of employment.

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.

It is a bird-flight of the soul, when the heart declares itself in song. The affections that clothe themselves with wings are passions that have been subdued to virtues.

Faith has power in it. More often than not, faith can create miracles.

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.

With every breath i take, I take one for her.

Be diplomatic and let them know how it would be a pleasure to assist them in any way you can

Your breaking point is often your blessing point.

We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.

Socrates was likewise right that pissing people off is how we first, and maybe best, go about the business of provoking thought.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

I think when the world makes you feel rejected, you bite back.

In the time of the sacred sites and the crashing of ecosystems and worlds, it may be worth not making a commodity out of all that is revered.