“There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.”
“A man's needs are few. The simpler the life, therefore, the better. Indeed, only three things are truly necessary in order to make life happy: the blessing of God, the benefit of books, and the benevolence of friends.”
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
“I am facing the most difficult thing of my life, my own greatest failure.”
“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.”
“To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.”