Slavery it is that makes slavery; freedom, freedom. The slavery of women happened when the men were slaves of kings.

Do not spill thy soul in running hither and yon, grieving over the mistakes and the vices of others. The one person whom it is most necessary to reform is yourself.

You must treat the days respectfully, you must be a day yourself, and not interrogate it like a college professor.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

The universe does not jest with us, but is in earnest.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

In Nature, all is useful, all is beautiful