It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

You are not permitted to suffer what others suffer, you are not permitted to fail or die young.

Never diagnosed the enemy before.

MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.

A child is a life that has not gone too far away from the Creator. Know a child to know life.

I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it.

What we most value, we shall think no pains too great to gain.

I wouldnt mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.

I shall never be ashamed to quote a bad author if what he says is good.

The more people train their counsciousness, the more sensitivie they are to it. It's like you had your own voice coming to you.

Eternity is the divine treasure-house, and hope is the window, by means of which mortals are permitted to see, as through a glass darkly, the things which God is preparing.