Be busy in trading, receiving, and giving, for life is too good to be wasted in living. — John Sterling
Enthusiasm is grave, inward, self-controlled; mere excitement, outward, fantastic, hysterical, and passing — John Sterling
Faith in a better than that which appears is no less required by art than by religion. — John Sterling
Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it. — John Sterling
The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. — John Sterling
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one. — John Sterling
Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. — John Sterling
