Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the b…

How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.