Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

Ah, could the soul, like the body, have a mirror! It has,--a friend.

Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.

Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

Aphorisms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling.