Wealth is a relative thing since those who have little and want less are richer than those who have much but want more.

It has been observed that a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant will see farther than the giant himself; and the moderns, standing as they do on the vantage ground of former discoveries and uniting all the fruits of the experience of their forefathers, with their own actual observation, may be admitted to enjoy a more enlarged and comprehensive view of things than the ancients themselves.

Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the latter, gross and sensual.

Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end.

Is there anything more tedious than the often repeated tales of the old and forgetful?

We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?