“We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.”—_Bailey._ “There is no religion higher than truth.”—_Oriental Proverb._ “I would rather that men should say there never was such a man as Plutarch, than say that Plutarch was unfaithful.”—_Plutarch._ “Sin makes us pay toll, if not along the way, surely at the end of the road.” “Not he that repeateth the name, But he that doeth the will.”—_Longfellow._ “Every rifle should have its own bullet mold.” “Everything is bitter to him who has gall in his mouth.” “Truth is not drowned in water or burned in fire.” “A fool may throw a stone into a pond; it may take seven sages to pull it out.” “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”—_Jesus._ “Purity, even in the secret longings of our hearts, is the greatest duty.”—_Xenocrates._ “A good man sees God reflected in his own soul; the cleaner the soul the more vivid the image.” “Only through the highest purity and chastity we shall approach nearer to God, and receive, in the contemplation of Him, the true knowledge and insight.”—_Porphyry._ “The doctrine of our Master consists in having an invariable correctness of heart, and in doing towards others as we would that they should do to us.”—_A Disciple of Confucius._ “The thoughts and intents of the heart are deeds in the sight of God.” “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”—_Bible._ “All lovers of truth are lovers of God.” “He only truly lives who lives for others.” “We must do one of two things—either learn to control the conditions of our lives, or let them control us.” “The more one lives for his kind, the less need he fear to die.”—_Kabalist Proverb._ “The highest service one can do is to serve himself in the highest manner.” “Whatever good betideth thee, O man, it is from God, and whatsoever ill, from thyself is it.”—_Koran._ “There is only one road to Heaven—obedience to the Golden Rule.” “So long as every man does to other men as he would that they should do to him, and allow no one to interfere between him and his Maker, all will go well with the world.”—_Ancient Pagan._ “A man obtains a proper rule of action By looking on his neighbor as himself. Do naught to others which, if done to thee, Would cause thee pain; this is the sum of duty.” —_Hindu Maxim._ “I will set my camel free and trust him to Allah.” Mahomed answered, “Tie thy camel first, and then commit him to God.”—_Arabian Saying._