The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love.

A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.

There is nothing a Man of good Sense dreads so much in a Wife, as her having more Sense than himself.

Good-nature is that benevolent and amiable temper of mind which disposes us to feel the misfortunes and enjoy the happiness of others, and, consequently, pushes us on to promote the latter and prevent the former; and that without any abstract contemplation on the beauty of virtue, and without the allurements or terrors of religion.

For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

There cannot be a move glorious object in creation than a human being replete with benevolence, meditating in what manner he might render himself most acceptable to his Creator by doing most good to His creatures.