It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good.

To teach him betimes to love and be good-natur'd to others, is to lay early the true foundation of an honest man; all injustice generally springing from too great love of ourselves and too little of others.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

For friendship makes prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.