“But those who seek only reassurance from life will never be more than tourists—seeing everything and trying to possess what can only be felt.Beauty is the shadow of imperfection.”
“Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”
“There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.”
“The only people who never fail are those who never try.”
“The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them (pg. 52).”
“The only thing you can take with you when you die is what you are. Character counts more than possessions.”