There is nothing at all in life, except what we put there.
He who has ceased to enjoy his friend's superiority has ceased to love him.
The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick.
My sole defense against the natural horror which death inspires is to love beyond it.
Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.
Faith, amid the disorders of a sinful life, is like the lamp burning in an ancient tomb.