A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.

Those sciences which govern the morals of mankind, such as Theology and Philosophy, make everything their concern: no activity is so private or so secret as to escape their attention or their jurisdiction.

Intelligence is required to be able to know that a man knows not.

Oh, what a valiant faculty is hope.

It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.

Wisdom is a solid and entire building, of which every piece keeps its place and bears its mark.

In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection; otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.