The quality of the thought differences the Egyptian and the Roman, the Austrian and the American.

Let the soul be assured that somewhere in the universe it should rejoin its friend, and it would be content and cheerful alone for a thousand years.

Every man's Reason is sufficient for his guidance, if used.

Do not you see that every misfortune is misconduct; that every honour is desert; that every effort is an insolence of your own?...You carry your fortune in your own hand.

Fashion understands itself; good-breeding and personal superiority of whatever country readily fraternize with those of every other. The chiefs of savage tribes have distinguished themselves in London and Paris, by the purity of their tournure.

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.

People are very inclined to set moral standards for others.