What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men, and then they choose to call themselves miserable.

National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.

Accepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

To appear at church every Sunday; to look down upon, and let himself be looked at for an hour by the congregation, is the best means of becoming popular which can be recommended to a young sovereign.