The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment

Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

The music of all creatures has to do with their loves, even of toads and frogs. Is it not the same with man?

Nature is as well adapted to our weakness as to our strength.

It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.