We continually say things to support an opinion, which we have given, that in reality we don't above half mean.

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgment, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

But how cool, how quiet is true courage!

People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they contract a something in the whole countenance which strikes one as a resemblance

To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the secret thoughts of my dearest friends? my own hopes, fears, reflections and dislikes? Nobody!

Those who wander in the world avowedly and purposely in pursuit of happiness, who view every scene of present joy with an eye to what may succeed, certainly are more liable to disappointment, misfortune and unhappiness, than those who give up their fate to chance and take the goods and evils of fortune as they come, without making happiness their study, or misery their foresight.

the mind naturally accommodates itself, even to the most ridiculous improprieties, if they occur frequently.