Those who make use of devotion as a means and end generally are hypocrites.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

The iron hand of necessity commands, and her stern decree is supreme law, to which the gods even must submit. In deep silence rules the uncounselled sister of eternal fate. Whatever she lays upon thee, endure; perform whatever she commands.

Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of them, will generally find himself badly off.

The dear good people don't know how long it takes to learn to read. I've been at it eighty years, and can't say yet that I've reached the goal.

And we went our separate ways without having understood each other. As in this world nobody understands the other easily.

The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.