Nature does not turn out her work according to a single pattern; she prides herself upon her power of variation.
Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.
If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Before old age I took care to live well; in old age I take care to die well; but to die well is to die willingly.