Passion is the great mover and spring of the soul. When men’s passions are strongest, they may have great and noble effects; but they are then also apt to fall into the greatest miscarriages.

Greediness of getting more deprives... the enjoyment of what it had got.

What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.

Passion is the great mover and spring of the soul. When men’s passions are strongest, they may have great and noble effects; but they are then also apt to fall into the greatest miscarriages.

In all works of liberality something more is to be considered besides the occasion of the givers; and that is the occasion of the receivers.

Forever all goodness will be most charming; forever all wickedness will be most odious.

Do not too many believe no zeal to be spiritual but what is censorious or vindictive? Whereas no zeal is spiritual that is not also charitable.