A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.

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.

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

We accept every person in the world as that for which he gives himself out, only he must give himself out for something. We can put up with the unpleasant more easily than we can endure the insignificant.

We should treat children as God does us, who makes us happiest when He leaves us under the influence of innocent delusions.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Woman is mistress of the art of completely imbittering the life of the person on whom she depends.