Money T he only wealth is life. Morality D on't be too moral. Philosophers and Philosophy T o be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. It is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically. Poetry and Poets G ood poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Present Y ou must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son of God, is his private ail. Let this be righted, let the spring come to him, the morning rise over his couch, and he will forsake his generous companions without apology. Respectability W e live thick and are in each other's way, and stumble over one another, and I think we thus lose some respect for one another. Rules A bsolutely speaking, Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you is by no means a golden rule, but the best of current silver.