Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to know the present value of single minutes, and endeavour to let no particle of time fall useless to the ground.

Happiness is enjoyed only in proportion as it is known; and such is the state or folly of man, that it is known only by experience of its contrary.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.

The main of life is composed of small incidents and petty occurrences; of wishes for objects not remote, and grief for disappointments of no fatal consequence.

If you want to be a writer, then write. Write every day!