Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs nature meant but fools.

Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.

Whenever I find a great deal of gratitude in a poor man, I take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he were a rich man.

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

Ask you what provocation I have had? The strong antipathy of good to bad.

The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.