A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.

Anyone can stop a man's life, but no one his death; a thousand doors open on to it.

He that by harshness of nature rules his family with an iron hand is as truly a tyrant as he who misgoverns a nation.

I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.

The stomach begs and clamors, and listens to no precepts. And yet it is not an obdurate creditor; for it is dismissed with small payment if you give it only what you owe, and not as much as you can.

He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the afflicted, denies it.

There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of it; and there is not any minute of our lives wherein we may not reasonably expect it. Nay, it is but a momen'ts work, the parting of soul and body. What a shame is it then to stand in fear of anything so long that is over so soon!