Do not grudge your brother his rest. He has at last become free, safe and immortal, and ranges joyous through the boundless heavens; he has left this low-lying region and has soared upwards to that place which receives in its happy bosom the souls set free from the chains of matter. Your brother has not lost the light of day, but has obtained a more enduring light. He has not left us, but has gone on before.

He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.

What once were vices are manners now.

There's one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.

What is required is not a lot words, but effectual ones.

We learn not for life but for the debating-room.

A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary