I examine my own being, and find there a world, but a world rather of imagination and dim desires, than of distinctness and living power. Then everything swims before my senses, and I smile and dream while pursuing my way through the world.

My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect; and whatever be my fate hereafter, I can never say that I have not tasted joy— the purest joy of life.

I believe in God and in nature and in the triumph of good over evil.

The follies of the wise man are known to himself, but hidden from the world.

It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to quarrel - they get to know each other better.

All of us, just because we are able to talk, also believe we are able to talk about language.

Do people conform to the instructions of us old ones? Each thinks he must know best about himself, and thus many are lost entirely.