Jealousy is a kind of civil war in the soul, where judgment and imagination are at perpetual jars. This civil dissension in the mind, like that of the body politic, commits great disorders, and lays all waste. Nothing stands safe in its way; Nature, interest, religion, must yield to its fury. It violates contracts, dissolves society, breaks wedlock, betrays friends and neighbours. No body is good, and every one is either doing or designing them a mischief. It has a venom that more or less rankles wherever it bites: And as it reports fancies or facts, so it disturbs its own house as often as other folks.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. read more

• Thought Loneliness Feeling Unwanted Most Terrible Poverty

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. read more

• Thought Those Expect Reap Blessings Freedom Like Men Undergo Fatigue Supporting

There"s a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself. read more

• Thought Victory Defeat First Best Victories Lowest Worst Defeats Which Man Gains Sustains Hands Another Himself

Denial is the way we handle what we cannot handle. read more

• Thought Denial Way Handle What Cannot

Good people are like candles; they burn themselves up to give others light. read more

• Thought Good People Like Candles They Burn Themselves Up Give Others Light

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. read more

• Thought Jealous Troublesome Others Torment Themselves

People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest. read more

• Thought People More Afraid Laws Man God Their Punishment Seems Nearest

Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last. read more

• Thought Every Stroke Our Fury Strikes Sure Hit Ourselves Last

Unless virtue guides us, our choice must be wrong. read more

• Thought Unless Virtue Guides Us Our Choice Wrong

A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. read more

• Thought True Friend Unbosoms Freely Advises Justly Assists Readily Adventures Boldly Takes Patiently Defends Courageously Continues Unchangeably