It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.

The man who first brought ruin upon the Roman people was he who pampered them by largesses and amusements.

Character is simply habit long continued.

Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!

Our nature holds so much envy and malice that our pleasure in our own advantages is not so great as our distress at others'.

Wisdom is neither gold, nor silver, nor fame, nor wealth, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty.

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.