The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.
Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.
We can be wise from goodness and good from wisdom.
Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
A book cannot easily be too bad for the general public, but may easily be too good.
Who doesn't know anything, has to believe everything.