The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.

The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.

We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us.

We may say of agreeableness, as distinct from beauty, that it consists in a symmetry of which we know not the rules, and a secret conformity of the features to each other, as also to the air and complexion of the person.

Men more easily renounce their interests than their tastes.

It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves.