Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.

Without that innate sense of human worth, a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity.

Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.