Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd
Excitement is the drunkenness of the spirits. Only calm waters reflect heaven in their bosom.
I should rejoice if my pleasures were as pleasing to God as they are to myself.
Gold adulterates one thing only,--the human heart.
The cup of joy is heaviest when empty.
Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.