“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the ordinary.”

“For all our penny-wisdom, for all out soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted that all men have sublime thoughts.”

“Common sense is as rare as genius.”

“Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.”

“Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit too soon; it must be possessed long before it is acknowledged.”

“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.”