A man must be of a very quiet and happy nature, who can long endure the country; and, moreover, very well contented with his own insignificant person.

It is true, that it is not at all necessary to love many books, in order to love them much.

It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved.

I love an author the more for having been himself a lover of books.

There's nothing in this world so sweet as love. And next to love the sweetest thing is hate.

The course of my long life hath reached at last in fragile bark over a tempestuous sea the common harbor, where must rendered be account for all the actions of the past.

If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never generous enough to forgive the injury, but will rise and smite the oppressor.