Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.