A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.

We go on a journey to be free of all impediments; to leave ourselves behind much more than to get rid of others

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.

Happy are they who live in the dream of their own existence, and see all things in the light of their own minds; who walk by faith and hope; to whom the guiding star of their youth still shines from afar, and into whom the spirit of the world has not entered! They have not been "hurt by the archers", nor has the iron entered their souls. The world has no hand on them.

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us.

Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging.