Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

There are days when the great are near us, when there is no frown on their brow, no condescension even; when they take us by the hand, and we share their thought.

The mark of a man of the world is absence of pretension.

That for which Paul lived and died so gloriously; that for which Jesus gave himself to be crucified; the end that animated the thousand martyrs and heroes who have followed his steps, was to redeem us from a formal religion, and teach us to seek our well-being in the formation of the soul.

All vigor is contagious.

Every man who would do anything well, must come to it from a higher ground.

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.