Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love.
Every week we ought to have one hour for recieving letters, then go take a bath.
Man is more sensitive to the contempt of others than to self-contempt.
Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind.
I love the great despisers because they are the great adorers.
Not to be cowardly when it comes to our own actions! Not to leave them in the lurch!--The sting of conscience is indecent.