Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.

Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.

The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.

[On Thomas Babington Macaulay:] He was a most disagreeable companion to my fancy ... His conversation was a procession of one.

The 'kingdom of heaven is within,' indeed, but we must also create one without, because we are intended to act upon our circumstances.

Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For, mark you, the women have made no improvement they have only tried to be "men" and they have only succeeded in being third-rate men.

Heaven is neither a place nor a time.