When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.
It is the cringer to his equal that is chiefly seen bold to his God.
The pen has shaken nations.
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.
Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.