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

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.

The grand result of schooling is a mind with just vision to discern, with free force to do: the grand schoolmaster is Practice.

I too acknowledge the all-out omnipotence of early culture and nature; hereby we have either a doddered dwarf-bush, or a high-towering, wide-shadowing tree! either a sick yellow cabbage, or an edible luxuriant green one. Of a truth, it is the duty of all men, especially of all philosophers, to note down with accuracy the characteristic circumstances of their education,--what furthered, what hindered, what in any way modified it.

But the whim we have of happiness is somewhat thus. By certain valuations, and averages, of our own striking, we come upon some sort of average terrestrial lot; this we fancy belongs to us by nature, and of indefeasible rights. It is simple payment of our wages, of our deserts; requires neither thanks nor complaint. Foolish soul! What act of legislature was there that thou shouldst be happy? A little while ago thou hadst no right to be at all.