The life without men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?

Shall I not rejoice also at the abundance of the weeds whose seeds are the granary of the birds?

We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

In sane moments we regard only the facts, the case that is.

Undoubtedly, in the most brilliant successes, the first rank is always sacrificed.