The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.

If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience.

Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.

Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.

Friendship is one soul in two bodies.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.