The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.

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 darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.

Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full on it; and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it.

A scholar knows no boredom.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.