Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.
We like to read others but we do not like to be read.
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.
It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves nor take away from themselves.