It is much easier to seem fitted for posts we do not fill than for those we do.

Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

The fondness or indifference that the philosophers expressed for life was merely a preference inspired by their self-love, and will no more bear reasoning upon than the relish of the palate or the choice of colors.

Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture.

Strength and weakness of mind are misnomers; they are really nothing but the good or bad health of our bodily organs.

Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.