Pride is never so loud as when in chains.
It is never wise to slip the bands of discipline.
As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.
When people are lonely they stoop to any companionship.
To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble.
Would you hurt a man keenest strike at his self-love?