Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of them, will generally find himself badly off.

No man learns to know his inmost nature by introspection, for he rates himself sometimes too low, and often too high, by his own measurement. Man knows himself only by comparing himself with other men; it is life that touches his genuine worth.

When two men quarrel, who owns the cooler head is the more to blame.

Let him who believes in immortality enjoy his happiness in silence; he has no reason to give himself airs about it.

Everywhere, we learn only from those whom we love.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

I have observed that as long as one lives and bestirs himself, he can always find food and raiment, though it may not be of the choicest description.