Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.

Resignation is, to some extent, spoiled for me by the fact that it is so entirely conformable to the laws of common-sense. I should like just a little more of the supernatural in the practice of my favorite virtue.

The heart has always the pardoning power.

Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference.

If it were ever allowable to forget what is due to superiority of rank, it would be when the privileged themselves remember it.

What I value most next to eternity is time.

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.