"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"

"The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of any thing, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?"

"Wherever a man goes, men will pursue him with their petty questions, and endeavor to pry into his private affairs. Commonly, if you are an honest man, they will want to know what you are doing in thei…"

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."

"Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all."