A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

Nothing precludes sympathy so much as a perfect indifference to it

Our repugnance to death increases in proportion to our consciousness of having lived in vain.

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.