The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.

That which happens to the soil when it ceases to be cultivated by the social man happens to man himself when he foolishly forsakes society for solitude; the brambles grow up in his desert heart.

It is not he who searches for praise who finds it.

Mutability is written upon all things.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters.

The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea.