If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it.

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Life is so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.

Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.