Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings.

To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.

It is the last lesson of modern science, that the highest simplicity of structure is produced, not by few elements, but by the highest complexity.

Society always consists in the greatest part, of young and foolish persons.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.

Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first.

Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest within your soul and then allow yourself to be governed by no customs or conventionaliti es or arbitrary man-made rules that are not founded on principle.