Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.

It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.

For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum.