A sense of contentment makes us kindly and benevolent to others; we are not chafed and galled by cares which are tyrannical because original. We are fulfilling our proper destiny, and those around us feel the sunshine of our own hearts.

The night is past,-joy cometh with the morrow.

The cleverness of avarice is but the cunning of imbecility.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

It is only in some corner of the brain which we leave empty that Vice can obtain a lodging. When she knocks at your door be able to say: "No room for your ladyship; pass on.

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.

Shame is like the weaver's thread; if it breaks in the net, it is wholly imperfect.