For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.

What reason would grope for in vain, spontaneous impulse ofttimes achieves at a stroke, with light and pleasureful guidance.

He who only tastes his error will long dwell with it, will take delight in it as in a singular felicity; while he who drains it to the dregs will, if he be not crazy, find it to be what it is.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

I was oppressed with the sensations I then felt; I sunk under the weight of them.

The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.