Books that are books are all that you want, and there are but a half dozen in any thousand.

Say, Not so, and you will out circle the philosophers.

A man of fine perceptions is more truly feminine than a merely sentimental woman.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate.

Nature is doing her best each moment to make us well. She exists for no other end. Do not resist. With the least inclination to be well, we should not be sick.

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.