Hardened round us, encasing wholly every notion we form is a wrapping of traditions, hearsay's, and mere words.
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
Infinite is the help man can yield to man.
In every object there is inexhaustible meaning.
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.