It is folly to seek the approbation of any being besides the Supreme.
Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.
I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who complained of hard luck. A good character, good habits and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all ill-luck that fools ever dreamed.
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Marriage enlarges the Scene of our Happiness and Miseries.
What can that man fear who takes care to please a Being that is able to crush all his adversaries?