“The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.”

“The only true gift is a portion of thyself.”

“Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me.”

“But here we are; and, if we tarry a little, we may come to learn that here is best. See to it, only, that thyself is here;-and art and nature, hope and fate, friends, angels, and the Supreme Being, shall not be absent from the chamber which thou sittest.”

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.”

“The days come and go but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.”