A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

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.

He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor; for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.

Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away.

He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.