The mind's direction is more important than its progress.

Religion is fire which example keeps alive, and which goes out if not communicated.

The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color; there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.

Virtue is the health of the soul.

Ornaments were invented by modesty.

Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty.

A thought is a thing as real as a cannonball.