If unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, 'I awake to do the work of a man.'

What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.

Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.

A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.

The lot assigned to every man is suited to him, and suits him to itself.

Every instant of time... is a pinprick of eternity.

From my grandfather's father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent.