To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they pay so little regard!

The majority of women have no principles of their own; they are guided by the heart, and depend for their own conduct, upon that of the men they love.

If you suppress the exorbitant love of pleasure and money, idle curiosity, iniquitous pursuits and wanton mirth, what a stillness would there be in the greatest cities.

Don't wait to be happy to laugh... You may die and never have laughed.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent.

Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.