He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

The artist finds a greater pleasure in painting than in having completed the picture.

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.

In every good man a God doth dwell.

Anyone can stop a man's life, but no one his death; a thousand doors open on to it.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.

A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.