Gaze not on beauty too much, lest it blast thee; nor too long, lest it blind thee; nor too near, lest it burn thee. If thou like it, it deceives thee; if thou love it, it disturbs thee; if thou hunt after it, it destroys thee. If virtue accompany it, it is the heart's paradise; if vice associate it, it is the soul's purgatory. It is the wise man's bonfire, and the fool's furnace.

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

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.

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

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

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown.