Friends should be like books, easy to find when you need them, but seldom used.

Genius, even, as it is the greatest good, is he greatest harm.

No man ever came to an experience which was satiating, but his good is tidings of a better. Onward and onward!

Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.

In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended.

The eye obeys exactly the action of the mind.