Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends, finally, upon the kind of matter that pervades and engrosses our consciousness and what we compare it to - better and we envious and sad, worse and we feel grateful and happy.

A man may call to mind the face of his friend, but not his own. Here, then, is an initial difficulty in the way of applying the maxim, Know Thyself.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles.

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations.

Life is a business that does not cover the costs.