No one was ever the better for advice: in general, what we called giving advice was properly taking an occasion to show our own wisdom at another's expense; and to receive advice was little better than tamely to another the occasion of raising himself a character from our defects.

It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self examiner.

As many as are the difficulties which Virtue has to encounter in this world, her force is yet superior.

They who are great talkers in company have never been any talkers by themselves, nor used to private discussions of our home regimen.

Remember that there is nothing in God but what is godlike; and that He is either not at all, or truly and perfectly good.

The face of Truth is not less fair and beautiful for all the counterfeit visors which have been put upon her.

When men are easy in themselves, they let others remain so.