Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.

Want of principle is power. Truth and honesty set a limit to our efforts, which impudence and hypocrisy easily overleap.

Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end.

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt; none out of ten have the inclination.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.