Those who have been made great have first suffered.

Penetrate deeply in the secret existence of anyone about you, even of the man or woman whom you count happiest, and you will come upon things they spend all their efforts to hide. Fair as the exterior may be, if you go in, you will find bare places, heaps of rubbish that can never be taken away, cold hearths, desolate altars, and windows veiled with cobwebs.

it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.

If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.

Content is a matter of temperament rather than circumstance.

There is only one path which leads to the house of forgiveness - that of understanding.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.