Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
If you would live happily, do not exaggerate life's evils, nor slight her blessings.
Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people.
In bringing up a child, think of its old age.
Religion must be loved as a kind of country and nursing-mother. It was religion that nourished our virtues, that showed us heaven, that taught us to walk in the path of duty.