Joy and grief decide character. What exalts prosperity? what imbitters grief? what leaves us indifferent? what interests us? As the interest of man, so his God - as his God, so he.

To know yourself you have only to set down a true statement of those that ever loved or hated you.

Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to.

Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?

Where there is much pretension, much has been borrowed; nature never pretends.

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

The policy of adapting one's self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.