But one must know where one stands, and where the others wish to go.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

A resolution that is communicated is no longer within thy power; thy attentions become now the plaything of chance; he who would have his commands certainly carried out must take man by surprise.

Distance... is like futurity. A dim vastness is spread before our souls; the perceptions of our mind are as obscure as those of our vision... But alas! when we have attained our object, when the distant 'there' becomes the present 'here,' all is changed; we are as poor and circumscribed as ever, and our souls still languish for unattainable happiness.

We have time enough if we but use it aright

One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand.

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.