Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.

The tranquility or agitation of our temper does not depend so much on the big things which happen to us in life, as on the pleasant or unpleasant arrangements of the little things which happen daily.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.

In misfortune we often mistake dejection for constancy; we bear it without daring to look on it; like cowards, who suffer themselves to be murdered without resistance.