One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

People always fancy that we must become old to become wise; but, in truth, as years advance, it is hard to keep ourselves as wise as we were.

As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have not the slightest feeling for seclusion; for solitude, I maintain, when joined with a quiet contemplation of nature, a serene and conscious faith in creation and the Creator, and a few vexations from outside is the only school for a mind of lofty endowment.

The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.

Hold your powers together for something good and let everything go that is for you without result and is not suited to you.

We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.