Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.

An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.

Pleasure and pain spring not so much from the nature of things, as from our manner of considering them. Pleasure, especially, is never an invariable effect of particular circumstances.

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

Rejecting the miracles of Christ, we still have the miracle of Christ Himself.

Dishonesty is a forsaking of permanent for temporary advantages.