He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Accepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability.

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament.

America, you have it better than our continent, the old one.

Woe to him who would ascribe something like reason to Chance, and make a religion of surrendering to it.

Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.

We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.