Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see Him not in man
He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots
He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life
He is incapable of a truly good action that finds not a pleasure in contemplating the actions of others
Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.
The merely just can generally bear great virtues as little as great vices.
He alone is an acute observer, who can observe minutely without being observed
Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than ordinary men in long conversations, or the most elaborate correspondence