“There are men who work hard, digging for gold: he worked hard, digging for pity. The misery of the world was his mine. Pain everywhere was an occasion for goodness always.”
“There are men who dig for gold; [Monseigneur Bienvenu] dug for compassion.”
“I’m a miner, and I’m always dirty, because I’m constantly digging. Am I shoveling for gold? Hardly. I’m unearthing this hearty land searching for the next great American novel. If I dig deep enough, I’m sure to find it.”
“The mind is the mine of man, wherein he digs out good or evil.”
“You always need to work hard. You always need to be willing to work hard. Not everything will be hard, but you should, at the very least, be willing to work hard.”
“The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.”