On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the very nature of God!

He that will do no good offices after a disappointment must stand still, and do just nothing at all. The plough goes on after a barren year; and while the ashes are yet warm, we raise a new house upon the ruins of a former.

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.

Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.

Some cures are worse than the dangers they combat.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.