It is one of Heaven's best gifts to hold such a dear creature in one's arms.

He who does not know foreign languages does not know anything about his own.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

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.

Whoever strenuously endeavors, him we can rescue.

Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days... What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.