Compassion is the basis of morality.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

A precedent embalms a principle.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.

The object of the superior man is truth.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.