Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence.

The faults of a brilliant writer are never dangerous on the long run; a thousand people read his work who would read no other; inquiry is directed to each of his doctrines; it is soon discovered what is sound and what is false; the sound become maxims, and the false beacons.

The bold sympathize with the bold; and in great hearts, there is always a certain friendship for a gallant foe.

What's money without happiness?

There are two lives to each of us, the life of our actions, and the life of our minds and hearts. History reveals men's deeds and their outward characters, but not themselves. There is a secret self that has its own life, unpenetrated and unguessed.

The desire of excellence is the necessary attribute of those who excel. We work little for a thing unless we wish for it.

The affections are immortal! They are the sympathies which unite the ceaseless generations.