Help Nature and work on with her; and Nature will regard thee as one of her creators . . . she will lay bare before thy gaze the treasures hidden in the depths of her pure virgin bosom.

"Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered."

"The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire -- the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain."

"The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet."

"To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the . . . tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other."