“Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, h…” — Walter Savage Landor

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented.