It is admirably remarked, by a most excellent writer, that zeal can no more hurry a man to act in direct opposition to itself than a rapid stream can carry a boat against its own current.

Gaming is a vice the more dangerous as it is deceitful; and, contrary to every other species of luxury, flatters its votaries with the hopes of increasing their wealth; so that avarice itself is so far from securing us against its temptations that it often betrays the more thoughtless and giddy part of mankind into them.

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.

Thy modesty 's a candle to thy merit.

Now in reality, the world has paid too great a compliment to critics, and has imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.

Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.