The mob has nothing to lose, everything to gain.

All that is noble is in itself of a quiet nature, and appears to sleep until it is aroused and summoned forth by contrast.

Everything that we encounter leaves traces behind. Everything contributes imperceptibly to our education

A man would create another man if one did not already exist, but a woman might live an eternity without even thinking of reproducing her own sex.

Nature has neither kernel Nor shell

Self knowledge is best learned not by contemplation, but by action.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.