Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
Men should strive to think much and know little.
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.