We ourselve are the authors of almost all our woes and griefs, of which we so unreasonably complain.

The man who seeks to educate himself must first read and then travel in order to correct what he has learned.

The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with.

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

When you fool a fool you strike a blow for intelligence.

A man who makes known his love by words is a fool.

The story she had told me was possible, but it was not believable.