The only impregnable citadel of virtue is religion; for there is no bulwark of mere morality, which some temptation may not overtop or undermine, and destroy.

However you disguise slavery, it is slavery still. Its chains, though wreathed with roses, not only fasten on the body but rivet on the mind.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire; we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.

we never know the blessings bestowed on us until we are separated from the possession of them.

A generous spirit is as eloquent in acknowledging benefits as it is bounteous in bestowing them.

That grief is the most durable which flows inward, and buries its streams with its fountain, in the depths of the heart.