To a zealot every one of his own sect is a saint, while the most upright of a different sect are to him children of perdition.
Henry Home, Lord KamesA 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.
Henry Home, Lord KamesThe sordid meal of the Cynics contributed neither to their tranquillity nor to their modesty. Pride went with Diogenes into his tub; and there he had the presumption to command Alexander the haughtiest of all men.
Henry Home, Lord Kames