He also has energy who cannot be deprived of it.

The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.

He who reforms himself has done more towards reforming the public than a crowd or noisy, impotent patriots.

There is a manner of forgiveness so divine that you are ready to embrace the offender for having called it forth.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Close thine ear against him that shall open his mouth secretly against another. If thou receivest not his words, they fly back and wound the reporter. If thou dost receive them, they fly forward and wound the receiver.

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.