The stars are so far, far away!

Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.

Ignorance, far more than idleness, is the mother of all the vices; and how recent has been the admission, that knowledge should be the portion of all? The destinies of the future lie in judicious education; an education that must be universal, to be beneficial.

We are rarely wrong when we act from impulse.

There is no wretchedness like self-reproach.

I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time.

All profound truths startle you in the first announcement.