The best kind of conversation is that which may be called thinking aloud.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.

True modesty and true pride are much the same thing: both consist in setting a just value on ourselves - neither more nor less.

Diffidence and awkwardness are antidotes to love.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.