A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.
Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.
There is no doubt that religious fanatics have done more to prejudice the cause they affect to advocate than have its opponents.
If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear?