A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
Nature is thought immersed in matter. . .
Friends are the leaders of the bosom, being more ourselves than we are, and we complement our affections in theirs.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
The head best leaves to the heart what the heart alone divines.
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly, nor need we but love them devotedly to become members of an immortal fraternity, superior to accident or change.