The highest excellence is seldom attained in more than one vocation. The roads leading to distinction in separate pursuits diverge, and the nearer we approach the one, the farther we recede from the other.

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

He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.

The light in the world comes principally from two sources,-the sun, and the student's lamp.

The highest excellence is seldom attained in more than one vocation. The roads leading to distinction in separate pursuits diverge, and the nearer we approach the one, the farther we recede from the other.

Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty.