We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to falsehood.

Days, months, years fly away, and irrecoverably sink in the abyss of time.

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.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.

When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it is good, and is the work of a master-hand.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.