He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.
The largest part of goodness is the will to become good.
The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.
He that does good to another does good also to himself.
It is only luxury and avarice that make poverty grievous to us; for it is a very small matter that does our business, and when we have provided against cold, hunger, and thirst, all the rest is but vanity and excess.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.