Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind for thus the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.
Friendship is like money easier made than kept.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you...
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough...
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere...