In charity there is no excess.
This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution.
Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.
All of our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes their variety from light.
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself, and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.
Higher than the question of our duration is the question of our deserving. Immortality will come to such as are fit for it, and he would be a great soul in future must be a great soul now.
Whatever limits us we call fate.
Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.
Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys.
If you want to get what you want give up being right.
We don’t want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else.
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.
In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or say of the Laocoon how it might be made different? A masterpiece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain of being, as much as a plant or a crystal.
It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.
The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.
Youth gets together with their materials to build a bridge to the moon or maybe a palace on earth; then in middle age they decide to build a woodshed with them instead.
