There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

Every one has time if he likes. Business runs after nobody: people cling to it of their own free will and think that to be busy is a proof of happiness.

Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.

No one can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.

Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won't make the crooked straight.