“Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.”

“Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety; it shows itself in acts rather than words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.”

“Better destroy the body than the soul.'" ~Rosamond”

“Better lose your life than your soul…”

“Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.”

“…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone.”

“Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.”