Character is constructed amidst the tempests of the World

You accuse a woman of wavering affections, but don't blame her; she is just looking for a consistent man.

The little that is completed, vanishes from the sight of one who looks forward to what is still to do.

A great deal may be done by severity, more by love, but most by clear discernment and impartial justice.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

If we meet someone who owes us a debt of gratitude, we remember the fact at once. How often we can meet someone to whom we owe a debt of gratitude without thinking about it at all!

Out of moderation a pure happiness springs.