He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
I make presents to the mother but think of the daughter.
Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.
People do not mind their faults being spread out before them, but they become impatient if called on to give them up.
The mortal race is far too weak not to grow dizzy on unwonted brights.
Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own advantage in all that happens to them.