“The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a…” — William Ellery Channing

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by its kind.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.