It's never too late to be who you were meant to be.

Unhappily the habit of being offensive 'without meaning it' leads usually to a way of making amends which the injured person cannot but regard as a being amiable without meaning it.

Genius ... is necessarily intolerant of fetters.

... as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not be able to complete it so as to make it a contribution to literature and not a mere addition to the heap of books.

No man is matriculated to the art of life till he has been well tempted.

Power of generalizing gives men so much the superiority in mistake over the dumb animals.

The human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality.