Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.

The iron hand of necessity commands, and her stern decree is supreme law, to which the gods even must submit. In deep silence rules the uncounselled sister of eternal fate. Whatever she lays upon thee, endure; perform whatever she commands.

And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

Man is a simple being, and however rich, varied, and unfathomable he may be, the cycle of his situations is soon run through.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.