Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, he is godlike

The picture waits for my verdict; it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise.

Self-trust is the first secret of success

No man can help another without helping himself.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself