There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

Where there is much freedom there is much error.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

A sublime soul can rise to all kinds of greatness, but by an effort; it can tear itself from all bondage, to all that limits and constrains it, but only by strength of will. Consequently the sublime soul is only free by broken efforts.

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty.

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.