The condition which high friendship demands is ability to do without it.

Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut.

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

The energetic action of the times develops individualism, and the religious appear isolated. I esteem this a step in the right direction. Heaven deals with us on no representative system. Souls are not saved in bundles.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.

We live amid surfaces, and the true art of life is to skate well on them

When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.