Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
Nature has made us passive, and to suffer is our lot. While we are in the flesh every man has his chain and his clog; only it is looser and lighter to one man than to another, and he is more at ease who takes it up and carries it than he who drags it.
A good mind possesses a kingdom.
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.