The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

He who does nothing renders himself incapable of doing any thing; but while we are executing any work, we are preparing and qualifying ourselves to undertake another.

They are the only honest hypocrites, their life is a voluntary dream, a studied madness.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

It may be made a question whether men grow wiser as they grow older, anymore than they grow stronger or healthier or honest.

We must be doing something to be happy.