“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

“Every man over forty is a scoundrel”

“In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. ”

“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men”

“Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.”