One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners

One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

I always win on a solid moral ground , when people deceive me or conspire against me