The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.

There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.

The height of the pinnacle is determined by the breadth of the base.

Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condition.

He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard.

The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child.

You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong.