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.