My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it.
Sciences may be learned by rote but wisdom not.
An English man does not travel to see English men.
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
Respect for ourselves guides our morals respect for others guides our manners.
Religion which lays so many restraints upon us is a troublesome companion to...
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart...
Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave it is not in his...
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.
The desire of knowledge like the thirst of riches increases ever with the...
People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are...
People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a...
Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us the height of...
So much of motion is so much of life and so much of joy and to stand still...
Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.
I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone in a...
