The coward reckons himself cautious, the miser frugal.

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest!

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.

Beauty is a dangerous property, tending to corrupt the mind of the wife, though it soon loses its influence over the husband. A figure agreeable and engaging, which inspires affection, without the ebriety of love, is a much safer choice.

A great mind will neither give an affront nor bear it.

The 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.