None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.
Why should a man be in love with his fetters, though of gold?
Men leave their riches either to their kindred or their friends, and moderate portions prosper best in both.
If vices were profitable, the virtuous man would be the sinner.
Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.
The genius of any single man can no more equal learning, than a private purse hold way with the exchequer.