He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
Joy is the life of man's life.
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.