"If a man has a bad smell, he is not to blame for it, but his clothes. If a man is ill, he is not to blame for it, but his body. If a man is a fool, he is not to blame for it, but his mind."

"If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase."

"Every man's life is a warfare, and that long and various."

"To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported."

"Never say about anything, 'I have lost it,' but only 'I have given it back.' Has your child died? It has been given back. Has your wife died? She has been given back. Has your estate been taken from y…"