Take thy self-denials gaily and cheerfully, and let the sunshine of thy gladness fall on dark things and bright alike, like the sunshine of the Almighty.

Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.

It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today.

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.

Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.

Manliness means perfect manhood, as womanliness implies perfect womanhood. Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.

I can do small things in a great way.

The atheist has no hope.

Art itself, in all its methods, is the child of religion. The highest and best works in architecture, sculpture and painting, poetry and music, have been born out of the religion of Nature.

A lot of people are capable, Neelkanth. What makes a capable person truly dangerous is his conviction.

Virginity comes standard. A good head is earned.

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it.

If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon.

And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

Sometimes you can know things. Things about yourself. Things from before you can remember.

The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.

There is no life in thee, now, except that rocking life imparted by a gently rolling ship; by her, borrowed from the sea; by the sea, from the inscrutable tides of God.

In order to work and to become an artist one needs love. At least, one who wants sentiment in his work must in the first place feel it himself, and live with his heart