As a man of pleasure, by a vain attempt to be more happy than any man can be, is often more miserable than most men are, so the sceptic, in a vain attempt to be wise beyond what is permitted to man, plunges into a darkness more deplorable, and a blindness more incurable than that of the common herd, whom he despises, and would fain instruct.

He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation.

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

Ignorance lies at the bottom of all human knowledge, and the deeper we penetrate, the nearer we arrive unto it.

Faith and works are necessary to our spiritual life as Christians, as soul and body are to our natural life as men; for faith is the soul of religion, and works the body.

Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.

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