One doesn't always lose when one has to do without.

Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.

Men are so inclined to content themselves with what is commonest; the spirit and the senses so easily grow dead to the impressions of the beautiful and perfect, that every one should study, by all methods, to nourish in his mind the faculty of feeling these things. ...For this reason, one ought every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Only the heart without a stain knows ease.

It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his equals.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you.