Nobody ever sees truth except in fragments.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.

Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war, utterly shattered.

Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may swell.

There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.