No possession is gratifying without a companion.
Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.
See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.
Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!
Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.
It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.