There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine.

We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.

There is a huge gulf between the man who follows the conventions and laws of his country and the man who sets out to regiment them and to change them.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.