I desire that there be as many different persons in the world as possible; I would have each one be very careful to find out and preserve his own way.

Man is an animal who more than any other can adapt himself to all climates and circumstances.

f the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smooth - certainly the machine will wear out... but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see, at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

Men are as innocent as the morning to the unsuspicious.

Are you in want of amusement nowadays? Then play a little at the game of getting a living. There was never anything equal to it. Do it temperately, though, and don't sweat.

Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints.