There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration.
The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.
Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.
The remembrance of past misery is sweet.
The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.