I am content to be what I am. What more than that could any man desire?

It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.

But, my dear Nathanael, I shall have to scold you as the Evil Principle which exercises a fatal influence upon my coffee. For if I do as you wish, and let things go their own way, and look into your eyes whilst you read, the coffee will all boil over into the fire, and you will none of you get any breakfast.