The whole value of history, of biography, is to increase my self-trust, by demonstrating what man can be and do.

I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.

Sitting back in the evening, stargazing and stroking your dog, is an infallible remedy.

The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions.

Self trust is the essence of heroism.

There is more in every person's soul than we think.

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made, that we exist