The field cannot be well seen from within the field. The astronomer must have his diameter of the earth's orbit as a base to fix the parallax of any other star

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

He could hardly breathe at the though of his son and Quintana in Sorel with no one to protect them.

When your heart feels strangely warm, you’ve found your love

[Multitudes] have never been born again. They will go into eternity lost—while thinking they are saved because they belong to the church, or were baptized.

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success.

Men are creatures of invention and are usually determined not to accept no for an answer.

Escape is a commodity like anything else

Light quirks of music, broken and uneven,Make the soul dance upon a jig to Heav'n.

Color must be thought, imagined, dreamed.

Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one.

A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.