What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

Friendship closes its eye rather than see the moon eclipsed; while malice denies that it is ever at the full.

Friendship is love without its flowers or veil.

Never put much confidence in such as put no confidence in others. A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself. As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.

What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.