The world is full of judgment-days, and in every assembly that a man enters, in every action he attempts, he is gauged and stamped. A man passes for what he is worth.
—Emerson.
Life is noble in proportion to the nobleness of faith; it is successful in proportion to the fixedness of faith.
—Joseph Le Conte.
We should tell ourselves once for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power.
—Maurice Materlinck.
“Cold and reserved natures should remember that though not infrequently flowers may be found beneath the snow, it is chilly work to dig for them, and few care to take the trouble.”
Whenever we send out loving thought in generous profusion, every part of our environment echoes back a sweet benediction.
—Henry Wood.
A good book, whether a novel or not, is one that leaves you farther on than when you took it up. If when you drop it, it drops you down in the same old spot, with no finer outlook, no clearer vision, no stimulated desires for that which is better and higher, it is in no sense a good book.