Who does not sometimes envy the good and the brave, who are no more to suffer from the tumults of the natural world, and await with curious complacency the speedy term of his own conversation with finite nature?

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Wherever we go, whatever we do, self is the sole subject we study and learn.

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.

Every mind is different; and the more it is unfolded, the more pronounced is that difference.

A great man is always willing to be little.