“One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves”

“It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”

“Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the way of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired.”

“Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.”

“Throw a stone into the stream and the ripples that propagate themselves are the beautiful type of all influence.”

“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

“Beauty without expression is boring.”