Silence is one of the greatest arts of conversation.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty

To live is to think

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything

The first bond of society is marriage

Every stage of human life, except the last, is marked out by certain and defined limits; old age alone has no precise and determinate boundaries

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason