“An hour-glass is a reminder not only of time's quick flight, but also of the dust to which we must at last return
“Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most need of it, is seldom fairly consulted, and more rarely obeyed
“A feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain
“Not enjoyment, and not sorrow is our destined way, but to act that each tomorrow may find us further than today
“Man may be considered as a superior species of animal that produces philosophies and poems in about the same way a silkworm produces their cocoons and bees their hives
“Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space
“There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognition
“Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
“The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.