Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

To be ungrateful is to be unnatural. The head may be thus guilty, not the heart.

Obtuseness is sometimes a virtue.

The despotism of will in ideas is styled plan, project, character, obstinacy; its despotism in desires is called passion.

Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.

There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit.