I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

Go to sleep in peace. God is awake.

The greatest blunders, like the thickest ropes, are often compounded of a multitude of strands. Take the rope apart, separate it into the small threads that compose it, and you can break them one by one. You think, That is all there was! But twist them all together and you have something tremendous.

You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.

Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.

She had had sweet dreams, which possibly arose from the fact that her little bed was very white.

If you want to civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.