"The life of an individual is a constant struggle, and not merely a metaphorical one against want or boredom, but also an actual struggle against other people."

"The animal enjoys the present without the burden of memory or anxiety about the future; man, on the other hand, is tormented by reflection."

"The value of a man is determined by what he is, not by what he has."

"Women are directly adapted to act as the nurses and educators of our childhood, for the simple reason that they are themselves childish, frivolous and short-sighted; in a word, are big children all th…"

"The nobler and more perfect a thing is, the later and slower it is in arriving at maturity. A man reaches the maturity of his reason and mental powers hardly before the age of eight-and-twenty; a woma…"