The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence.

Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how shall we do that for others, which we are seldom able to do for ourselves.

Prudence is an attitude that keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy.

Words are daughters of earth but ideas are sons of heaven.

As pride sometimes is hid under humility, idleness if often covered by turbulence and hurry.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Nothing can be truly great which is not right.