"True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper."
"Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith."
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything."
"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."
"(Quoted by Thomas Carlyle) The rude man requires only to see something going on. The man of more refinement must be made to feel. The man of complete refinement must be made to reflect."
"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books."