The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

No sober person dances.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.

Physicians, when the cause of disease is discovered, consider that the cure is discovered.

Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.

When they remain silent, they cry out.

The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.