Happiness is unrepented pleasure.

All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.

He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance.

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

Obscurity is dispelled by augmenting the light of discernment, not by attacking the darkness.

You are wrong, sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or a bad man.

The end of life is to be like unto God; and the soul following God, will be like unto Him; He being the beginning, middle, and end of all things.