Some persons resemble certain trees, such as the nut, which flowers in February and ripens its fruit in September; or the juniper and the arbutus; which take a whole year or more to perfect their fruit; and others, the cherry, which takes between two an three months.

As the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before good works.

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

To teach one who has no curiosity to learn, is to sow a field without ploughing it.