Heaven is to be at peace with things.

Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

Every real object must cease to be what it seemed, and none could ever be what the whole soul desired.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.

Men almost universally have acknowledged providence, but that fact has had no force to destroy natural aversions and fears in the presence of events.

There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.

Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality.