There is always a part of our being into which those who are dearer to us far than our own lives are yet unable to enter.
Where nature is sovereign, there is no need of austerity and self-denial.
A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.
We live merely on the crust or rind of things.
To be happy is not the purpose for which you are placed in this world.
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.