We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. It sets the slave at liberty, carries the banished man home, and places all mortals on the same level, insomuch that life itself were a punishment without it.

What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature.

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.

What progress have I made? I am beginning to be my own friend. That is progress indeed

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.