If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.

It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.

Words are the small change of thought.

Life is what our character makes it. We fashion it, as a snail does its shell. A man can say: I never made a fortune because it is not in my character to be rich.

if I were to begin my life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.