Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed and gratefully appreciated, they must be interrupted so the person can see that not having them is not as good as having them.

The burden of suffering seems a tombstone hung about our necks, while in reality it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver while he is hunting for pearls.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.