“As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.”

“That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our power to do so is increased.”

“We mark with light in the memory the few interviews we have had with souls that made our souls wiser, that spoke what we thought, that told us what we knew, that gave us leave to be what we inly are.”

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”

“We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.”

“That which we persist on doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed , but our ability to do has increased.”

“The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people.”