Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.

No man thoroughly understands a truth until he has contended against it.

No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby - so helpless and so ridiculous.

Always pay; for first or last you must pay your entire debt.

Teaching is the perpetual end and office of all things. Teaching, instruction is the main design that shines through the sky and earth.

I suppose an entire cabinet of shells would be an expression of the whole human mind; a Flora of the whole globe would be so likewise, or a history of beasts; or a painting of all the aspects of the clouds. Everything is significant.

Live, let live, and help live