"I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks. I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were…"

"Law never made men a whit more just; and by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice."

"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something."