We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment.
Henry Home, Lord KamesParsimony 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 KamesWhen you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of the same. To gain knowledge of ourselves, the best way is to convert the imperfections of others into a mirror for discovering our own.
Henry Home, Lord Kames