He who would be a great soul in the future, must be a great soul now.

Be a football to Time and Chance, the more kicks, the better, so that you inspect the whole game and know its utmost law.

In excited conversation we have glimpses of the universe, hints of power native to the soul, far-darting lights and shadows of an Andes landscape, such as we can hardly attain in lone meditation. Here are oracles sometimes profusely given, to which the memory goes back in barren hours.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.

It is better to suffer injustice than to do it.

We all wish to be of importance in one way or another. The child coughs with might and main, since it has no other claim on the company.

Each philosopher, each bard, each actor has only done for me, as by a delegate, what one day I can do for myself.