We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.
The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.
Public opinion is a second conscience.
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.
Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.
What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.
Words of love, are works of love.