17 quotes
“The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts.”
“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.”
“All wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.”
“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation. You do not find it among gross people.”
“Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy.”
“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone.”
“Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not”
“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.”
“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.”
“That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love, are the true measure of his character.”
“Great things are achieved through effort.”
“To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.”
“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”
“The wretched have no compassion; they can do good only from strong principles of duty.”
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”
“The endearing elegance of female friendship”
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