The secret of culture is to learn, that a few great points steadily reappear, alike in the poverty of the obscurest farm, and in the miscellany of metropolitan life, and that these few are alone to be regarded,--the escape from all false ties; courage to be what we are; and love what is simple and beautiful; independence and cheerful relation, these are the essentials,--these, and the wish to serve,--to add somewhat to the well-being of men.

Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.

What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour?

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

The philosophy of waiting is sustained by all the oracles of the universe.

No man can help another without helping himself.

Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.