I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself.

Man is free; but not unless he believes he is[.]

economy spoils pleasure

When a man is in love very little is enough to throw him into despair and as little to enhance his joy to the utmost.

Heart and head are the constituent parts of character; temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

The raging fire which urged us on was scorching us; it would have burned us had we failed to restrain it.

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.