Those who can command themselves command others.

If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of things, the idea of which is a clear gain to the mind. Let people, for instance, rail at friendship, genius, freedom, as long as they will -the very names of these despised qualities are better than anything else that could be substituted for them, and embalm even the most envenomed satire against them.

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

We prefer ourselves to others, only because we a have more intimate consciousness and confirmed opinion of our own claims and merits than of any other person's.

Abuse is an indirect species of homage.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.