The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

What's done can't be undone.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.