Beauty will not come at the call of a legislature, nor will it repeat in England or America its history in Greece. It will come, as always, unannounced, and spring up between the feet of brave and earnest men.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. The best of beauty is a finer charm than skill in surfaces,…

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

He had never disagreed with anyone in his life, no matter how unfairly they may have treated him. He preferred to swallow his tears, suppress his anger and bit…

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.