“Wouldst thou know thyself, observe the actions of others. Wouldst thou other men know, look thou within thine own heart.”

Deep meaning lies often in childish play.

Every man stamps his value on himself… man is made great or small by his own will.

Man is created free, and is free, even though born in chains.

A pity about the people! they are brave enough comrades, but they have heads like a soapboiler’s.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Life is earnest, art is gay.

As inclination changes, thus ebbs and flows the unstable tide of public judgment.

Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom.

Intellect-brain force.

You have to go the rounds from individual to individual in order to gather the totality of the race.

On dreary night let lusty sunshine fall.

What else is chance but the rude stone which receives its life from the sculptor’s hand? Providence gives us chance, and man must mould it to his own designs.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

Joy all creatures drink At nature’s bosoms.

Foster the beautiful, and every hour thou tallest new flowers to birth.

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action – whether it’s a fast, a march, a boycott, or a picket line – people hear you, people see you, people are learning from that action.

You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be open to every experience.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.

Surprise your doubts with action.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Love is doing something you don’t want to do for someone you don’t particularly like at that moment.

We may say we value this thing or that thing more than any other, but the volume of our actions speaks louder than our words.

Lord, please transform this worldly brokenness into actions that will praise you.