True goodness is like the glow-worm in this, that it shines most when no eyes except those of heaven are upon it.

The mind is like a sheet of white paper in this, that the impressions it receives the oftenest, and retains the longest, are black ones.

To no kind of begging are people so averse, as to begging pardon; that is, when there is any serious ground for doing so.

Knowledge is the parent of love; wisdom, love itself.

A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity.

By the ancients, courage was regarded as practically the main part of virtue; by us, though I hope we are not less brave, purity is so regarded now.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.