He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

The benevolent have the advantage of the envious, even in this present life; for the envious man is tormented not only by all the ill that befalls himself, but by all the good that happens to another; whereas the benevolent man is the better prepared to bear his own calamities unruffled, from the complacency and serenity he has secured from contemplating the prosperity of all around him.

Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.

Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.

He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.

Wealth is a relative thing since those who have little and want less are richer than those who have much but want more.

Most females will forgive a liberty rather than a slight