In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?
Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.
O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.