Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.

As in walking it is your great care not to run your foot upon a nail, or to tread awry, and strain your leg; so let it be in all the affairs of human life, not to hurt your mind or offend your judgment. And this rule, if observed carefully in all your deportment, will be a mighty security to you in your undertakings.