Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events.
We hope vaguely but dread precisely.
Great things are accomplished by those who do not feel the impotence of man. This is a precious gift.
A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.
A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.
We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary to self-love. It is that mixture of selfishness and self-hate that permanently pursues us, that prevents us from loving others, and that prohibits us from losing ourselves.