The worth of a book is a matter of expressed juices.

The Breath becomes a stone; the stone, a plant; the plant, an animal; the animal, a man; the man, a spirit; and the spirit, a god.

Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

Love's sweetest meanings are unspoken; the full heart knows no rhetoric of words.

The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.

Repose without stagnation is the state most favorable to happiness. "The great felicity of life," says Seneca, "is to be without perturbations.