He only who gave life has a power over it.
Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike.
The first step in achieving prosperity and wealth is learning to appreciate what you already have.
A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope.
Love gratified is love satisfied, and love satisfied is indifference begun.
Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.