Eyes will not see when the heart wishes them to be blind.

He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.

Unfamiliarity lends weight to misfortune, and there was never a man whose grief was not heightened by surprise.

The best cure for anger is delay.

No man ever became wise by chance.

Why do people not confess vices? It is because they have not yet laid them aside. It is a waking person only who can tell their dreams.

The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.