"Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist."

"The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one."

"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

"We are always getting ready to live but never living."

"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it serenely and with t…"