His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room i... - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."

"We are wiser than we know."

"Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not."