Men are capable of making great sacrifices, who are not willing to make the lesser ones, on which so much of the happiness of life depends. The great sacrifices are seldom called for, but the minor ones are in daily requisition; and the making them with cheerfulness and grace enhances their value.

There is no knowledge for which so great a price is paid as a knowledge of the world; and no one ever became an adept in it except at the expense of a hardened or a wounded heart.

Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight.

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

There is no cosmetic like happiness

The infirmities of genius are often mistaken for its privileges.

Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.