We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Religion is nothing else but love of God and man.

To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.