A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

The reliance on authority measures the decline of religion, the withdrawal of the soul.

A man must keep an eye on his servants, if he would not have them rule him.

Sculpture and painting have the effect of teaching us manners and abolishing hurry.

The foundation of culture, as of character, is at last the moral sentiment.

The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time.

Knowledge is when you learn something new every day. Wisdom is when you let something go every day.