All that we do outwardly is but the expression and completion of our inward thought. To work effectively, we must think clearly; to act nobly, we must think nobly.

Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life

The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.

What a sublime doctrine it is, that goodness cherished now is eternal life already entered on!

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

Natural amiableness is too often seen in company with sloth, with uselessness, with the vanity of fashionable life.