He is the rich man, and enjoys the fruit of his riches, who summer and winter forever can find delight in his own thoughts.

You may raise enough money to tunnel a mountain, but you cannot raise money enough to hire a man who is minding his own business.

Poetry is the mysticism of mankind.

It often happens that a man develops a deeper love and friendship with his pet cat or dog than he does with most of the other humans in his life.

There are nine hundred and ninety-nine patrons of virtue to one virtuous man.

There are two classes of authors: the one write the history of their times, the other their biography.

Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them?