“To be wicked does not insure prosperity.”

“The prosperity of right is that it is always beautiful and pure.”

“Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.”

“The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.”

“He who has not been a stubborn accuser in prosperity should hold his peace in the face of ruin.”

“Suffering engenders passion; and while the prosperous blind themselves, or go to sleep, the hatred of the unfortunate classes kindles its torch at some sullen or ill-constituted mind, which is dreaming in a corner, and sets to work to examine society. The examination of hatred is a terrible thing.”

“My greatness does not extend to this shelf.”