Were wisdom to be sold, she would give no price; every man is satisfied with the share he has from nature.

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.

Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution; delicacy of taste, to calmness and sedateness. Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every passion.

Luxury possibly may contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.

Were wisdom to be sold, she would give no price; every man is satisfied with the share he has from nature.

No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.

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