Parsimony is enough to make the master of the golden mines as poor as he that has nothing; for a man may be brought to a morsel of bread by parsimony as well as profusion.
Henry Home, Lord KamesAs nice as we are in love, we forgive more faults in that than in friendship.
Henry Home, Lord KamesViolent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.
Henry Home, Lord Kames