Perfect love casteth out fear.

Always remember to bound thy thoughts to the present occasion.

The only fountain in the wilderness of life, where man drinks of water totally unmixed with bitterness, is that which gushes for him in the calm and shady recess of domestic life.

If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not tell them to him.

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.

The humble, meek, merciful, and just are everywhere of one religion; and when death has taken off the mask they will know one another, though the diverse liveries they wear here make them strangers.