There is what is called the highway to posts and honor, and there is a cross and by way, which is much the shortest.

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it.

It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.

There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their death.

That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?