We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.

One kind of happiness is to know exactly at what point to be miserable.

He that fancies such a sufficiency in himself that he can live without all the world is greatly mistaken; but he that imagines himself so necessary that other people cannot live without him is a great deal more mistaken.

The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.