“The best apology against false accusers is silence.”

“He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.”

“The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.”

“There is nothing that making men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. True wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.”

“Every cloud has a silver lining.”

“Solitude sometimes is best society.”

“The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.”