“When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues”

“Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful”

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered ”

“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones”

“The home is the chief school of human virtues”

“Fortune and love favor the brave”