People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.

The history of mankind is his character.

He is happy as well as great who needs neither to obey nor to command in order to be something.

For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people's behavior.

Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.

The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out the sweetness.

If you treat men the way they are you never improve them. If you treat them the way you want them to be, you do.