“I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.”

“The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.”

“If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.”

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”

“Nature: The unseen intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token”

“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”

“Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do”