Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

The loss of a beloved connection awakens an interest in Heaven before unfelt.

Hope is the best part of our riches. What sufficeth it that we have the wealth of the Indies in our pockets, if we have not the hope of heaven in our souls?

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.

When all else is lost, the future still remains.

It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.