Luxury, that alluring pest with fair forehead, which, yielding always to the will of the body, throws a deadening influence over the senses, and weakens the limbs more than the drugs of Circe's cup.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.

Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he only knew how to use it.

Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

The covetous man is always poor.