He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.
Those who are fond of settling things to rights have no great objection to seeing them wrong.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others.
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about.
The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.
If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago.
The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.
The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously; and those who have produced immortal works, have done so without knowing how or why. The greatest power operates unseen.
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are the more leisure we have.