Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the world; Homer, that it was a glorious gift of nature; and Ovid, that it was favor bestowed by the gods.

The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.

As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain.... Set the allowance against the loss, and thou shalt find no loss great.

If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.

He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.

If virtue accompany it, it is the heart's paradise; if vice associate it, it is the soul's purgatory.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.