"We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success."
"Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness."
"Compassion is the basis of morality."
"Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude"
"After your death, you will be what you were before your birth."
"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think."