It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus, we acquire not only more effectually, but more pleasantly.

There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.

The superfluities of a rich nation furnish a better object of trade than the necessities of a poor one. It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

Restraint and discipline and examples of virtue and justice. These are the things that form the education of the world.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.

Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.