All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world.

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.

One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.

You confuse what's important with what's impressive.

I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

When Christ came into my life, I came about like a well-handled ship.

Let any man speak long enough, he will get believers.

We can only know others by ourselves.

To miss the joy is to miss everything.

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.

The essence of love is kindness.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was.

The spirit of delight comes in small ways.