Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.
This life is only a prelude to eternity.
A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.
There exists no more difficult art than living.