Faith in a better than that which appears is no less required by art than by religion.

Every man's follies are the caricature resemblances of his wisdom.

Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.

Commerce has made all winds her mistress.

Be busy in trading, receiving, and giving, for life is too good to be wasted in living.

A man without earnestness is a mournful and perplexing spectacle. But it is a consolation to believe, as we must of such a one, that he is the most effectual and compulsive of all schools.

Faith in a better than that which appears is no less required by art than by religion.