There si nothing upon the face of the earth so insipid as a medium. Give me love or hate! A friend that will go to jail for me, or an enemy that will run me through the body!

Imagination took the reins, and reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion.

Far from having taken any positive step, I have not yet even fommed any resolution.

A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.

You must learn not only to judge but to act for yourself.

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

. . . men seldom risk their lives where an escape is without hope of recompense.