Joys do not fall to the rich alone; nor has he lived ill of whose birth and death no one took note.

The things, that are repeated again and again, are pleasant.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear.

Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods.