There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

Who needs forgiveness, should the same extend with readiness.

That which takes effect by chance is not an art.

No man can live happily who regards himself alone, who turns everything to his own advantage. Thou must live for another, if thou wishest to live for thyself.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.