James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Lewis Wallace

A man’s task is always light if his heart is light.

It is never wise to slip the bonds of discipline.

Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away, but love stays with us. Love is God.

The smallest bird cannot light upon the greatest tree without sending a shock to its most distant fibre.

When men are lonely they stoop to any companionship.

While craving justice for ourselves, it is never wise to be unjust to others.