Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.

He who does a kindness to an ungrateful person, sets his seal to a flint and sows his seed upon the sand; on the former he makes no impression, and from the latter finds no product.

Much reading is like much eating -wholly useless without digestion.

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

It is a noble and great thing to cover the blemishes and excuse the failings of a friend; to draw a curtain before his weaknesses and to display his perfections; to bury his shortcomings in silence but to proclaim his virtues on the housetop.

There is not the least flower but seems to hold up its head, and to look pleasantly, in the secret sense of the goodness of its Heavenly Maker.

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.