The symptoms of compassion and benevolence, in some people, are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril.

Kindness causes us to learn, and to forget, many things.

We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us.

The root of sanctity is sanity. A man must be healthy before he can be holy. We bathe first, and then perfume.

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui.