Desire is the uneasiness a man finds in himself upon the absence of anything whose present enjoyment carries the idea of delight with it.

The proportion of genius to the vulgar is like one to a million.

Man without religion is a diseased creature, who would persuade himself he is well and needs not a physician; but woman without religion is raging and monstrous.

Softness of smile indicates softness of character.

Dress is an index of your contents.

Loudness is impotence.

The generous person is always just, and the just who is always generous may, unannounced, approach the throne of heaven.