One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave.

Any time and any place can be used to study: his room, a garden, is table, his bed; when alone or in company; morning and evening. His chief study will be Philosophy, that Former of good judgement and character who is privileged to be concerned with everything.

~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~

There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.

Every man has within himself the entire human condition

If you want it to be so, history can be a waste of time; it can also be, if you want it to be so, a study bearing fruit beyond price.

There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.