"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"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…"

"I had three pieces of limestone on my desk, but I was terrified to find that they required to be dusted daily, when the furniture of my mind was all undusted still, and I threw them out the window in …"

"It is never too late to give up your prejudices."

"I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will but live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations a…"