The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Everyone has a purpose because God is a purposeful God.

If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

Nobody likes the silence. It lets you hear the things you've been pretending to ignore

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom

You don't run away from problems. You just face them.