Ridicule, which chiefly arises from pride, a selfish passion, is but at best a gross pleasure, too rough an entertainment for those who are highly polished and refined.

We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment.

Every man, however little, makes a figure in his own eyes.

Nothing more excites to everything noble and generous, than virtuous love.

A rich man cannot enjoy a sound mind nor a sound body without exercise and abstinence; and yet these are truly the worst ingredients of poverty.

Nothing so uncertain as general reputation. A man injures me from humor, passion, or interest; hates me because he has injured me; and speaks ill of me because he hates me.

Even dress is apt to inflame a man's opinion of himself.