"Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, 'Nature.'"
"We are wiser than we know."
"The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."
"It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."