The essentials to happiness are something to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

And we are put on earth a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love

When nations grow old, the arts grow cold and commerce settles on every tree.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed

As the air to a bird or the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense

None but blockheads copy each other

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

It is an easy thing to talk of patience to the afflicted

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: The bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise

The voice of honest indignation is the voice of God

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules

If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning

The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God