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.
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
A benefactor is a representative of God.
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.