“He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the melancholy that had taken possession of his soul.”

“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”

“Heaven mocks the short-sighted views of man.”

“When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.”

“I fear no bad angel, and have offended no good one.”

“In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.”

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”