Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.

I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.

To a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted.

How strange it is, that a fool or knave, with riches, should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty!

Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.

There is no accounting for tastes.

When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.

There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.

Never will I give my hand where my heart does not accompany it.

Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.

No one has truly become successful on life without having to organize his life.

Wasting time over wasted time is just more wasted time...

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Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.

A mind attacked and conquered is guided easily away from the paths of its own soul.

Religions have depended on the relative isolation and ignorance of their flocks, forever and this is all breaking down.

The theatre is a tragic place, full of endings and partings and heartbreak.

Clarity is the answer to anxiety. Effective leaders are clear.

I believe most Americans are pro-choice and anti-abortion.

I don't think I'll ever be a real boat reporter. My Rolex isn't big enough.