The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty.

Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.

Great souls endure in silence.

What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.