It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.

It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.

Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.