If a picture, which is but a mute representation of an object, can give such pleasure, what cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart; they have all the fire of our passions, they can raise them as much as if the persons themselves were present; they have all the tenderness and the delicacy of speech, and sometimes a boldness of expression even beyond it.

Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits.

Ever tried putting a caramel candy in a cup of hot tea? It's excellent! Not only does it give a little different taste to the tea, but it takes the place of the sugar and cream which you ordinarily add.

Prosperity seldom chooses the side of the virtuous.

What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart.

When my self is not with you, it is nowhere.

the higher the step of advancement, the heavier is the fall.