We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.