Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist.

Enthusiasm is grave, inward, self-controlled; mere excitement, outward, fantastic, hysterical, and passing in a moment from tears to laughter.

Compliments are only lies in court clothes.

Knowledge, or more expressively truth,--for knowledge is truth received into our intelligence,--truth is an ideal whole.

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.