“If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of a glorious heaven.”

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places”

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love”

“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.”

“When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life”

“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world”