Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

“Glück ist ein Parfüm, das du nicht auf andere sprühen kannst, ohne selbst ein p…”

“Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a st…”

“The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wanderin…”

“Your goodness must have some edge to it -- else it is none.”