There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve.

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.

Do not engage to find things as you think they are.

There is considerable danger that a man will be crazy between dinner and supper; but it will not directly answer any good purposethat I know of, and it is just as easy to be sane.

It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount.

We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.

Live free, child of the mist,- and with respect to knowledge we are allchildren of the mist.