How were friendship possible? In mutual devotedness to the good and true; otherwise impossible, except as armed neutrality or hollow commercial league. A man, be the heavens ever praised, is sufficient for himself; yet were ten men, united in love, capable of being and of doing what ten thousand singly would fail in. Infinite is the help man can yield to man.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

Laughter means sympathy.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space.