The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.

To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.

Literature, like nobility, runs in the blood.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.