And still, laughter is akin to weeping.

It is one of my favorite thoughts that God manifests Himself to men in all the wise, good, humble, generous, great, and magnanimous men.

The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.

He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action.

Defeat serves to enlighten us.

Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.