A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

The history of humanity is not the history of its wars, but the history of its households.

People cannot live by lending money to one another.

Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life.

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.

In order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.

Labour without joy is base. Labour without sorrow is base. Sorrow without labour is base. Joy without labour is base.