The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.

Religion, like its votaries, while it exists on earth, must have a body as well as a soul. A religion purely spiritual might suit a being as pure, but men are compound animals; and the body too often lords it over the mind.

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality.

If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

If Satan ever laughs, it must be at hypocrites; they are the greatest dupes he has.

It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it; and for minds of the highest order, it has no charms.