Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.

The evil which assails us is not in the localities we inhabit but in ourselves. We lack strength to endure the least task, being incapable of suffering pain, powerless to enjoy pleasure, impatient with everything. How many invoke death when, after having tried every sort of change, they find themselves reverting to the same sensations, unable to discover any new experience.

Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!

If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

Its harder for people to seek retirement from themselves than from the law

Dead, we become the lumber of the world, And to that mass of matter shall be swept Where things destroyed with things unborn are kept.