“Sit in reverie, and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind”

“Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones”

“An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards”

“The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide”

“Every generation needs regeneration”

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”