To be feared is to fear no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.

You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.