"Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury."

"If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail."

"My mind's my kingdom."

"And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses."

"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

"What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!"

"It is a radiant truth that peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler."

"It is a profound truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles."