“Had I but plenty of money, money enough and to spare, the house for me, no doubt, were a house in the city-square
“As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die
“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else
“People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons are to their bodily pains
“It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite
“Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous - who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?
“There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful
“Property is the fruit of labor - property is desirable - it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise
“Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams
“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea