The God of metaphysics is but an idea. But the God of religion, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sovereign Judge of actions and thoughts, is a power.

Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.

If you would live happily, do not exaggerate life's evils, nor slight her blessings.

Our ideals, like pictures, are made from lights and shadows.

We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

We disjoint the mind like the body.