It is the peculiar and perpetual error of the human understanding to be more moved and excited by affirmatives than by negatives

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.

He who desires solitude is either an animal or a god.

He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.

Money is a great treasure that only increases as you give it away.

If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted

Before I start painting I have a slightly ambiguous feeling: happiness is a special excitement because unhappiness is always possible a moment later.