We talk little when we do not talk about ourselves.

A man who is determined never to move out of the beaten road cannot lose his way.

A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

The contemplation of truth and beauty is the proper object for which we were created, which calls forth the most intense desires of the soul, and of which it never tires.

We learn to curb our will and keep our overt actions within the bounds of humanity, long before we can subdue our sentiments and imaginations to the same mild tone.