People praise us behind our backs, but we hear them not; few before our faces, and who is not suspicious of the truth of such praise?

Agreeable surprises are the perquisites of youth.

In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill.

What ever our wandering our happiness will always be found within a narrow compass, and in the middle of the objects more immediately within our reach.

Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.

Though Hope be a small child, she can carry a great anchor!

A mind once cultivated will not lie fallow for half an hour.