"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself."

"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Only the absolutely determined people succeed."