Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed.

The great soul surrenders itself to fate.

There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.

If you want to be loved, love.

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.

We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.