What disturbs people's minds are not events but their judgments on events.

A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope.

Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.

Do not try to seem wise to others.

Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.

The materials are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not a matter of indifference.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.