Whoever has freed himself from envy and bitterness may begin to try to see things as they are.

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort.

A liberal education is that which aims to develop faculty without ulterior views of profession or other means of gaining a livelihood. It considers man an end in himself and not an instrument whereby something is to be wrought. Its ideal is human perfection.

If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.

Our prejudices are like physical infirmities — we cannot do what they prevent us from doing.

Leave each one his touch of folly; it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry.

Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.