“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks
“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better
“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
“Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning
“No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable