“There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.”
“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
“A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.”