There is no vice of which a man can be guilty, no meanness, no shabbiness, no unkindness, which excites so much indignation among his contemporaries, friends and neighbours, as his success. This is the one unpardonable crime, which reason cannot defend, nor humility mitigate.

Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

Pride works from within; it is the direct appreciation of oneself.

We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

Men best show their character in trifles, where they are not on their guard. It is in the simplest habits, that we often see the boundless egotism which pays no regard to the feelings of others and denies nothing to itself.