"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."

"The greatest happiness for man is to escape the necessity of being born."

"Intellect is a magnificent instrument, if it is used correctly. Used incorrectly, it leads to disaster."

"The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it."

"The more you leave a man to his own will, the more he will feel his own weakness."