"The more you know, the less you need."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

"I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."

"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water and time."

"He who would make his fellow-creatures happy must cease to be happy himself."