But even if we take matrimony at its lowest, even if we regard it as no more than a sort of friendship recognized by the police, there must be degrees in the freedom and sympathy realized, and some principle to guide simple folk in their selection.

Going for character: why not now, and where you stand?

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

I wish these flies would piss off.

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.

Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.