As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.

The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.

The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others.

The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned.

Widows, like ripe fruit, drop easily from their perch.

Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.