The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently.

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.

Retire into yourself as much as possible. Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

I don’t mind citing a bad author if the line is good.