The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.

Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.