Pure wisdom always directs itself towards God; the purest wisdom is knowledge of God. Lew Wallace More Quotes by Lew Wallace More Quotes From Lew Wallace The architect had not stopped to bother about columns and porticos, proportions or interiors, or any limitation upon the epic he sought to materialize; he had simply made a servant of Nature - art can go no further. Lew Wallace epic nature art Would you hurt a woman worst, aim at her affections. Lew Wallace affection women hurt The smallest bird cannot light upon the greatest tree without sending a shock to its most distant fiber. Lew Wallace light tree bird To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble. Lew Wallace cups reform humble When people are lonely they stoop to any companionship. Lew Wallace lonely loneliness people Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away,but love stays with us. Love is God. Lew Wallace hope wings love Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder. Lew Wallace eye-of-the-beholder eye beauty One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune. Lew Wallace more never good moment