The Americans have no faith, they rely on the power of a dollar; they are deaf to sentiment.

Men have sometimes exchanged names with their friends, as if they would signify that in their friend each loved his own soul.

The way to learn German, is, to read the same dozen pages over and over a hundred times, till you know every word and particle in them, and can pronounce and repeat them by heart.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

Will is the measure of power. To a great genius there must be a great will. If the thought is not a lamp to the will, does not proceed to an act, the wise are imbecile. He alone is strong and happy who has a will. The rest are herds. He uses; they are used. He is of the Maker; they are of the Made. Will is always miraculous, being the presence of God to men. When it appears in a man he is a hero, and all metaphysics are at fault.

True friends are two people who are comfortable sharing silence together.

The greatest homage to truth is to use it.