We live merely on the crust or rind of things.
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
If you think you can temper yourself into manliness by sitting here over your books, it is the very silliest fancy that ever tempted a young man to his ruin. You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
To be happy is not the purpose for which you are placed in this world.
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.