Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.
When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.
One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.
What are riches - grandeur - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappointment, despair - to the anguish of an afflicted one!
I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.