Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.
Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?
We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.
Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.
Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.
Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.