Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
Continued work and application form my soul's nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.