Literature has her quacks no less than medicine, and they are divided into two classes; those who have erudition without genius, and those who have volubility without depth; we shall get second-hand sense from the one, and original nonsense from the other.

The acquirements of science maybe termed the armor of the mind.

The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least--the privilege of making others happy.

It is good to act as if. It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an act.

Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves.

Self-denial is often the sacrifice of one sort of self-love for another.

For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.