The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.

Why has my motley diary no jokes? Because it is a soliloquy and every man is grave alone.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day.

The walking of Man is falling forwards.

I wish to say what I think and feel today, with the proviso that tomorrow perhaps I shall contradict it all.

I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose.

This ennui, for which we Saxons had no name,--this word of France, has got a terrific significance. It shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light.