I would fain coin wisdom,—mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. Would that I could denounce and banish from the language of men—as base money—the words by which they cheat and are cheated!

Close your eyes and you will see.

Grief - Happiness is to feel that one's soul is good; there is no other, in truth, and this kind of happiness may exist even in sorrow, so that there are griefs perfable to every joy, and such as would be preferred by all those who have felt them.

Strength is natural, but grace is the growth of habit. This charming quality requires practice if it is to become lasting.

Religion is the only metaphysic that the multitude can understand and adopt.

There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray.

He who has not the weakness of friendship has not the strength.