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

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.

He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sublimity.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes.