Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved

Men disappoint me so, I disappoint myself so, yet courage, patience, shuffle the cards ...

How many persons must there be who cannot worship alone since they are content with so little.

There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes. And I see no divine person. I myself am more divine than any I see — I think that is enough to say about them...

Put up at the moment of greatest suffering a prayer, not for thy own escape, but for the enfranchisement of some being dear to thee, and the sovereign spirit will accept thy ransom.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.

Might the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy be laid to heart! Might a sense of the true aims of life elevate the tone of politics and trade, till public and private honor become identical!