Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.
How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.
Nothing is more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face.
It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the end of hope.
Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.