There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.
History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
We gain our ends only with the laws of nature we control her only by understanding her laws.
Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
If you've never failed you've never tried.
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
It takes all the fun out of a bracelet if you have to buy it yourself.
I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to do to get rich.
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
