A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob.
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.
A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.