Even knaves may be made good for something.
Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of her family.
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, Is it good in itself? In the second, Can it be easily put into practice?