Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.

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

A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress.

Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place.

What a silly fellow must he be who would do the devil's work for free.

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.

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.