Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

The more a man writes, the more he can write.

It is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one.

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.

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

One truth discovered, one pang of regret at not being able to express it, is better than all the fluency and flippancy in the world.