When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.

Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint.

The pest of society is egotists.

When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.

People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They are ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose. These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day.

It really is considered one of the blessings of previous mates which you could manage being silly with them.

Success goes thus invariably with a certain plus or positive power: an ounce of power must balance an ounce of weight.