Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.
God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.
Interest, ambition, fortune, time, temper, love, all kill friendship.
When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.
Great souls are harmonious.
The city does not take away, neither does the country give, solitude; solitude is within us.