Affection is the broadest basis of a good life.

... when one's outward lot is perfect, the sense of inward imperfection is the more pressing.

We cannot reform our forefathers.

The law and medicine should be very serious professions to undertake, should they not? People's lives and fortunes depend on them.

Joy and sorrow are both my perpetual companions, but the joy is called Past and the sorrow Present.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.

To most mortals there is a stupidity which is unendurable and a stupidity which is altogether acceptable - else, indeed, what would become of social bonds?