“The more refined one is, the more unhappy”

“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life”

“All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought. To work effectively, he must think clearly; to act nobly, he must think nobly”

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity”

“How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.”

“Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions”