Don't break the silence unless you can improve on it.
The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
Admiration for ourselves and our institutions is too often measured by our contempt and dislike for foreigners.
The average man is rich enough when he has a little more than he has got.
Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.
We must cut our coat according to our cloth, and adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.