There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse.

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life.

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.