The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.

It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.

Every change of place becomes a delight.

Economy is too late when you are at the bottom of your purse.

God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.

Unblest is he who thinks himself unblest.

Plato once wanted to punish one of his slaves and asked his nephew to do the actual whipping for he himself did not own his anger.