There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery.

The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.

We all covet wealth, but not its perils.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

Eminent station makes great men more great, and little ones less.

A man's worth is estimated in this world according to his conduct.

Favor exalts a man above his equals, but his dismissal from that favor places him below them.