Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
Better hold the hand for coin, though small, Than lose, for one half a dang, it all.
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.